Monument record 1160/156 - The Little Conduit, George Row

An octagonal conduit stood at the south-west angle of All Saints churchyard until 1831 when it was taken down. It is said to have been of 14th century date

{1} Octagonal conduit stood at south-west angle of churchyard until 1831 when it was taken down; said to have been of C14th date;

{2} Shown on map as Little Conduit to the SW of All Saints Churchyard,

{3} Corner of All Saints Churchyard and Drapery; removed at the time the iron palisades were put up; Carter alludes to it in the Gentleman's Magazine (Nov 1811) "..an octangular conduit, with perforated parapet,pinnacles, &c;illustrated;

{4} Bequethal of money for repair of conduit in 1509; uncertain which conduit is referred to.

{5} The little conduit was supplied with water from a spring known as the conduit-head in a field to the east of the town (where St Andrew's hospital now stands). It stood in the south-west angle of All Saints churchyard. It was an octagonal building of Decorated design ornamented with a pierced parapet and having a series of square traceried panels, two to each face, immediately below the parapet. It was surmounted by pinnacles which had to be removed in 1851 after damage by a gale. The small conduit was erected at the time of the extension and rebuilding of the town which began in 1300. In 1831 a large tank was built on Wood Hill, at the south-east angle of the churchyard and the little conduit was taken down.

<1> Page W. (ed), 1930, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire- The Borough of Northampton, p.51 (checked) (Series). SNN100370.

<2> Noble; Butlin, 1746, Town Map, (checked) (Map). SNN430.

<3> Wetton, 1849, Guidebook to Northampton and its Vicinity, p.67 (checked) (Book). SNN1032.

<4> Serjeantson R.M.; Longden Isham H., 1913, The Parish Churches & Religious Houses of Northamptonshire: Their Dedications, Altars etc., p.160 (checked) (Extract). SNN1080.

<5> Cox Rev.J.C., 1898, Records of The Borough of Northampton, p. 252-263 (Book). SNN3420.

Record last edited

May 7 2025 9:24AM