Plaque

Great Conduit in Cheapside - blue

Inscription

The Great Conduit stood in this street providing free water, 13th century to 1666.
City of London

Site: Great Conduit in Cheapside (2 memorials)

EC2, Cheapside, Tescos

The stone plaque is laid into the pavement.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
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Great Conduit

In 1236/7 the City of London was granted permission to tap the Tyburn Springs...

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Corporation of the City of London

The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Great Conduit in Cheapside - stone

Great Conduit in Cheapside - stone

{Below the City of London crest:} The Great Conduit lies beneath this spot. B...

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