Record Details
| NHER Number: | 36527 |
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| Type of record: | Structure |
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| Name: | Abbot Upcher's Conduit, The Green, Upper Sheringham |
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Summary
Abbot Upcher's Conduit was built in 1814 over the end of a water conduit or a spring. The flint and gault brick structure is perched above a circular cistern. Water flows into the cistern through a spout at the rear and out via two spouts at the corners.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1440 4188 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG14SW |
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| Parish: | UPPER SHERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
February 1952. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Conduit, dated 1814, built at expense of Abbot Upcher. Pebble flint with gault brick dressings. Circular cistern c.4m across, walls [c.1]m high of pebble flint panels articulated by vertical bands and pilaster strips of brick; coping of stone and brick."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
P. Beers (HES), 29 August 2020.
November 2001. Field Observation.
Abbot Upcher's Conduit, dated 1814.
Pebble flint and gault bricks.
Circular cistern 4m across, walls 1m high with panels of flint and brick.
Arch under pediment above back side inscribed ANNO PACIS MDCCCXIV.
Interior of cistern slopes to centre brick tank, when full water flows out via two spouts at corners, and flows in through one at rear.
Seen working in wet weather by E. Rose (NLA).
E. Rose (NLA), 1 December 2001.
November 2012. Minor Amendment to Listing.
The mapped location of this record has been corrected.
When Listed in February 1952, this record was located at TG 14375 41885. This incorrectly placed it at 3, Church Close, Upper Sheringham. It has been moved approximately 25m to the east of this point and is now located at TG 14401 41881, The Conduit, Circa 30 Metres North West of Church of All Saints, The Green.
See Minor Amendment notification (S2) for further details.
P. Beers (HES), 29 August 2020.
Published summary (S3) is also held in HER archives.
Monument Types
- CONDUIT HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1152418. |
| <S2> | Designation: Historic England. 2014-present. National Heritage List for England Minor Amendment Notification. Notification. DNF5793, List Entry 1152418, 01 November 2012. |
| <S3> | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 661. |
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