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Title
Saint John’s Conduit
Date
c.1560 & 1866
Medium
stone
Accession number
BS1_PF_S045
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
Bristol City Council
Custodian
Bristol City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade I (England and Wales)
Listing date
08/01/59
Access
at all times
Inscription description
1866 / ST.JOHNS CONDUIT - GRANTED TO THE VESTRY OF ST. JOHN IN THE 14TH CENTURY. / THE SOURCE OF THE SUPPLY IS AT THE TOP OF PARK STREET. / WATER IS CONVEYED BY FEATHER PIPE FROM THE CARMELITE PRIORY / CISTERN ON THE COULSTON HALL SITE- THROUGH / HOST STREET AND CHRISTMAS STREET TO ST JOHNS GATE. IT ORIGINALLY STOOD ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE GATE BUT WAS MOVED TO ITS PRESENT SITE IN 1827, WHEN THE FOOTWAY IN THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE GATE WAS MADE. / AFTER THE SUPPRESSION OF THE MONASTERIES THE ENTIRE COST OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE PIPE DEVOLVED UPON THE CHURCH WARDENS AND VESTRY SOMETIMES TAKING THE WHOLE VILLAGE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR. / IN 1865 AFTER A SEVERE DROUGHT THE DEEDS TOGETHER WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE UPKEEP WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. DURING THE AIR RAIDS OF 1940 IT WAS FOR A TIME THE SOLE WATER SUPPLY OF THIS PART OF THE CITY; ST. JOHN’S CONDUIT - RESTORED BY THE CORAL GUARD OF WEALTH
Nelson Street, Bristol City
BS1 2EZ
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