Record Details
| NHER Number: | 703 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Gibson's Conduit (St Lawrence's Well), Lower Westwick Street |
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Summary
This conduit was built in 1576 and survives in a moderate condition. However it was reset in a boundary wall during the 1980s. It was restored to its former glory in 2009-11 by the Norwich Preservation Trust, with the assistance of a grant from Norfolk County Council.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 22803 08785 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NW |
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| Parish: | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
16th century conduit. Reset in boundary wall in 1980s.
See (S1) for details.
Schedule in file.
April 2009.
Scheduled monument consent granted regarding the dismantling of the monument, conservation of the stonework and the reconstruction of the monument with a new brick surround and lead roof.
See (S2) for further details
H. White (NLA), 13 May 2009.
October 2009. Building Survey.
Details awaited.
P. Watkins (HES), 5 February 2017.
February 2010. Watching Brief.
Details awaited.
P. Watkins (HES), 5 February 2017.
June 2010.
Once Gybson's Conduit has been reconstructed it is proposed that new railings should be erected to provide some protection to the monument.
See Design and Access Statement (S3) for further details.
S. Howard (NLA), 12 July 2010.
For details of the restoration project, railings etc, see (S4).
Monument Types
- CONDUIT HOUSE (16th Century to 21st Century - 1576 AD to 2100 AD)
- WELL (16th Century to 21st Century - 1576 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF57. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NW 248. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 328. |
| --- | Publication: Knights, M.. 1887. The Highways and Byways of Old Norwich. pp 63, 55. pp 55, 63. |
| --- | Article in Serial: Knights, M. 1888. St. Lawrence's Well, Norwich, and Gibson's Conduit. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol X pp 185-191. p 185. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Blomefield, F. 1806. The History of The City and County of Norwich, Part II. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. Vol IV. p 272. |
| <S2> | Designation: DCMS. [?]-2016. Scheduled Monument Consent. SAM Consent. DNF57. |
| <S3> | Unpublished Document: Purcell Miller Tritton LLP. 2010. Gybson's Conduit - Proposed Railings: Design and Access Statement. |
| <S4> | Publication: Architectural Heritage Fund. 2011. Gybson's Conduit. |
| <S5> | Newspaper Article: Norwich Evening News. 2011. Finally restored to its former glory. 21 November. |
Related records
| Mon 1389 | Parent of: Westwick Street (North side from Coslany Street to Charing Cross) (Monument) |
| Mon 1171 | Part of: Lower Westwick Street (Monument) |
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