Building record MLI81651 - Conduit Head, St Paul's Street, Stamford
Summary
A conduit head dating from 1797 is located on St Paul's Street.
Type and Period (2)
- CONDUIT HEAD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1797 AD to 2050 AD)
- CONDUIT (Post Medieval - 1797 AD to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
A conduit head dating from 1797 is located on St Paul's Street. It consists of a wall of rusticated masonry with two roundheaded arched openings, with a small recess between them where water formerly issued through the conduit spout. The current structure replaced an earlier conduit which had stood in the middle of the street, and had been fed by a piped supply from a spring at Conduit Head. The earlier structure was demolished in 1797, when the current conduit structure was built, which originally had a cistern or settling tank behind the main wall, accessed by a small flight of red brick steps. Iron pipes from the spring to the conduit were laid in 1847. Water no longer flows from the conduit, with the storage tank having been demolished, and the water supply cut off. A doorway has been inserted into the right-hand recess, alllowing access to the rear. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI912 Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments: The Town of Stamford. no.387, p.151, plate.119.
- <2> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.705.
- <3> SLI6708 Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/313.
- <4> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1169990.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 03254 07298 (3m by 2m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Site visit to conduit head, St Paul's St (ELI1985)
- Event - Survey: Site visit to conduit head, St Paul's St (ELI1986)
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Record last edited
Feb 10 2026 10:35AM
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