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The Great Conduit lies beneath this spot.
Built by the City of London in 1245 to provide public water supplied by pipe from Tyburn Springs.
Removed after the Great Fire in 1666 and found during the construction of One Poultry in 1994.
EC2, Cheapside, Tescos
The stone plaque is laid into the pavement.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Great Conduit in Cheapside - stone
In 1236/7 the City of London was granted permission to tap the Tyburn Springs...
Started on a Sunday morning. After 4 days the destruction included: - an area...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Great Conduit in Cheapside - stone
In addressing the 'square mile' concept Londonist has provided a potted histo...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Great Conduit in Cheapside - stone
The Great Conduit stood in this street providing free water, 13th century to ...
Greater London Council Charles Bridgeman, landscape gardener, lived here, 1723 - 1738.
English Heritage Sir Mortimer Wheeler, 1890-1976 Archaeologist lived here.
St James's Residences stand in an area first known as Knaves Acre. The original 17th century houses and courts survived until demolition...
Mrs Patrick Campbell, 1865 - 1940, actress, lived here.
See the nearby hole in the wall for more information about Elger's role in the development of this area.
