Conduit Lane, Grantham, Lincs.
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Conduit Lane, Grantham, Lincs.
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 9 Aug 2016
It seems that the "Dissolution of the Monasteries" in 1536-38, including the religious houses in Grantham, did not cause any disruption in the water supply system (via conduits) that served some parts of the town. Indeed, in 1597 this building was erected here, where the water supply reached the adjacent Market Square. It remained part of the public water supply system from 1597 to 1851 but thereafter it continued to host a drinking fountain, possibly into the late C19th. Access to the interior is via a small door on the wrought-iron gate side of the building.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.91297
Longitude
-0.644775