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Plaque

Great Conduit in Cheapside - stone

Inscription

{Below the City of London crest:}
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.

Site: Great Conduit in Cheapside (2 memorials)

EC2, Cheapside, Tescos

The stone plaque is laid into the pavement.

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Great Conduit in Cheapside - stone

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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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Great Fire of London

Started on a Sunday morning. After 4 days the destruction included: - an area...

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Great Conduit in Cheapside - stone

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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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Great Conduit in Cheapside - blue

Great Conduit in Cheapside - blue

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

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