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'The Old Conduit'

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Monkton, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, designated on 29 July 2005.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of 'The Old Conduit', Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Civil
Date of designation
29 July 2005
Locality
Monkton
Town
Pembroke
Community
Pembroke
Unitary authority
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.67471, -4.92387
Cadw reference
84940

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 245 Pembroke (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Situated on pavement outside Verger's Cottage, at junction of lane called The Old Conduit and main road.

Water supply conduit dated 1864, presumably connected to ancient water supply from St Nicholas Well.

Conduit, purple rubble stone, D-plan, with tapering obelisk type top. Front has straight sided base with shallow recess with stone slab lintel and tap. Tapering upper part has ashlar 1864 plaque. Curved back.

Included for its special historic interest as an unusual street feature of definite character relating to the water supply to Monkton.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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