Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
'The Old Conduit'
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on pavement outside Verger's Cottage, at junction of lane called The Old Conduit and main road.
History
Water supply conduit dated 1864, presumably connected to ancient water supply from St Nicholas Well.
Exterior
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.
Reason for designation
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
- Churchyard walls and gateways to Priory Church of Saint NicholasReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Priory Church of Saint NicholasReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ruinous Outbuilding to E of Priory FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Retaining wall and garden wall to Monkton Old HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.