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Monument Number 212163
Hob Uid: 212163
Location : Wiltshire Lacock
Grid Ref : ST9376067980
Summary : A 16th century conduit house on Bowden Hill. This building dates to the 1540s and replaced an earlier structure which supplied water to Lacock Abbey prior to the dissolution. Listed and scheduled.
More information : A conduit house on Bowden Hill has been described as built between 1540 - 53 by Sir William Sharington. It is suggested by other authorities that the Conduit is a 16th or 17th c. rebuilding of a 14th c. structure. Pevsner comments - that the doorway is later than the main structure. (It is associated with Lacock Abbey - ST 96 NW 10). (1-6) The conduit house is at ST 93766798 and appears to be 17th c. See G.P. (7) ST 9376 6798. A 16th century conduit house situated on Bowden Hill. The small, square building is of limestone, with a stone slab roof. The doorway is in the west wall and is classical in style. Above the door and at the same height in the east wall, are carved stone medallions. A stone tank is set into the floor within the building. The conduit house was built to serve Lacock Abbey. The original medieval building was replaced by the current structure in the 1540s by William Sharrington, who bought the abbey after its dissolution in 1539. Listed and scheduled. (8)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Possible C14 construction
Monument End Date : 1399
Monument Start Date : 1300
Monument Type : Conduit House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Constructed 1540s
Monument End Date : 1549
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Conduit House
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 34191
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 315441
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 96 NW 16
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1968-04-14
End Date : 1968-04-14

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 212163