Conduit with Containing Walls and Railings, Modbury
Description: Conduit with Containing Walls and Railings
Grade: II
Date Listed: 26 January 1967
English Heritage Building ID: 99693
OS Grid Reference: SX6590951822
OS Grid Coordinates: 265909, 51822
Latitude/Longitude: 50.3510, -3.8861
Location: Brownston Street, Modbury, Devon PL21 0RQ
Locality: Modbury
Local Authority: South Hams
County: Devon
Country: England
Postcode: PL21 0RQ
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Listing Text
MODBURY BROWNSTON STREET
SX 6451-6551
(east side)
7/101
Conduit with containing
20.1.67 walls and railings
GV II
Conduit. 1708, but dated 1874, when moved from street centre to its present
position. Granite. A square structure in large cut granite blocks, offset
plinth, heavy roll-mould cornice carrying a weathered pyramidal crown capped
with large ball finial, and smaller finials to 4 lower corners. Right side has
an opening. Set on paved area enclosed by walls to hit and miss copings, but at
front with two square piers with pyramid caps. From piers small curved segment
walls c.1 m high to weathered copings and carrying cast iron spear-head railings
run back to sides of the conduit house. An inscription panel records:
DONO ADRIANI SWETE EQUITIS DE TRAIN
ANO DOM 1708 IN HUNC SITUM E MEDIA
VIA TRANSLATUM 1874
Part of the thorough supply system to Modbury, in use until the 1950s.
Listing NGR: SX6590951822
Source: English Heritage
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