Conduit With Retaining Wall and Pavement Steps
CONDUIT WITH RETAINING WALL AND PAVEMENT STEPS, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325124
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Conduit With Retaining Wall and Pavement Steps
- Statutory Address:
- CONDUIT WITH RETAINING WALL AND PAVEMENT STEPS, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325124
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Conduit With Retaining Wall and Pavement Steps
- Statutory Address 1:
- CONDUIT WITH RETAINING WALL AND PAVEMENT STEPS, CHURCH STREET
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CONDUIT WITH RETAINING WALL AND PAVEMENT STEPS, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Modbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 65760 51628
Details
MODBURY CHURCH STREET SX 6451-6551 (north side) 7/139 26.1.67 Conduit with retaining wall and pavement steps
GV II
Street conduit with flanking walls and steps. 1708, part of the water supply system presented to the town by Nicholas Trist, the Lord of the Manor. Granite in squared blocks, supported by rubble walls, cast iron railings. Main conduit is set at outer pavement edge; under a heavy C19 rock-faced coping is a para- bolic blind arch out of two stones and over a carved commemorative panel with Trist around and, in raised capital letters: NICOLAUS TRIST/ARMIGER/HUIUSCE MUNICIPII/PRAEFECTUS Do.1708! About 2 metres wide overall, and up to 2.5 metres high, set to steep street. To left a rubble retaining wall runs down by ramp to street level, with 2 stone steps, and a simple railing in 5 bays. To the right a similar retaining wall with two flights of 5 stone steps and a second short run, contained by railing in 5 bays and a return. Water supply to the conduits not cut until 1950s.
Listing NGR: SX6576051628
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 99733
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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