Listed Building record MDR6289 - Conduit House, New Station Road, Old Bolsover
Type and Period (1)
- CONDUIT HOUSE (Elizabethan to 21st Century - 1600 AD? to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
Conduit House, New Station Road, Old Bolsover, probably a 17th century building.
The four small buildings, called watch towers, on the west slope of Bolsover Castle hill, date probably from 1622-42. Scheduled as 'Watch Towers' (1-3)
'These so-called 'Watch Towers' are, in fact, conduit or spring-fed well houses: the architecture supports a 17th century date. They seem to be part of the town's water supply, each probably fed by a separate spring, for there is no certain evidence of their being interconnected by piping. Building 'D' - see photo AO/59/366/5. This building was moved about 10 yds to the south-west during road-widening about 1926. Re-sited to SK 4755 6998.' (4)
'A series of four watch houses to the south-east of Bolsover Castle, Bolsover, are ashlar one storey buildings, of 16th century date. Grade 2.' (5)
'The conduit houses are built on the line of the castle water supply from a spring on the Spittle Green to the south-east. Sir William Cavendish secured a right of way to enable him to lay the pipe connecting the conduits in July 1622, thus the buildings date from that time or shortly after.' (6, 7)
'17th century Conduit Houses. Consolidated as ruins, but vulnerable. Structural survey undertaken for Civic Society under CAP scheme. Consolidation works undertaken.' (8)
Associated with SMR sites 11206, 11207, 11208, 11209.
From the National Heritage List for England:
'SK 46 NE TOWN OF OLD BOLSOVER NEW STATION ROAD 7/107 (South Side) 5.7.65 Conduit House (formerly listed as one of four watch nouses to SE of Bolsover Castle) II*
Conduit house. Probably C17. Coursed squared limestone with sandstone dressings. Remains of coped gables. Small rectangular gabled building with massive quoins. Square headed doorway with quoins and lintel. Small square opening above. Rectangular opening to rear. The conduit house is one of four along the escarpment which brought water to Bolsover Castle.
Listing NGR: SK4755969987.'
(9)
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDR73 Bibliographic reference: Pegge, S. 1785. History of Bolsover and Peak Castles. 24-25.
- <2> SDR6968 Article in serial: Gregory, F. 1948. 'Bolsover Castle. A review of the 17th century buildings', Transactions of the Thoroton Society. Volume 51, p 4ff. 26ff.
- <3> SDR714 Scheduling record: Ministry of Works. 1958. Ancient Monuments of England and Wales.
- <4> SDR6512 Personal Observation: F1 WW 24-NOV-59.
- <5> SDR5100 Bibliographic reference: Department of the Environment. 1961. Bolsover, Derbyshire, November 1961.
- <6> SDR5334 Bibliographic reference: DOE (IAM) Bolsover Castle 1972 64 (P.A. Faulkner).
- <7> SDR11045 Index: NDAT. 1622. 1622.
- <8> SDR22980 Unpublished document: Bolsover District Council. 2008. Bolsover District Council Historic Environment Scheme 2008-2012.
- <9> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1108954?section=official-list-entry.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 47559 69987 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OLD BOLSOVER, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE |
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- EDR3523
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Record last edited
Feb 18 2025 2:12PM