2019

TL4557 : Cambridge: Hobson's Conduit

taken 5 years ago, near to Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Cambridge: Hobson's Conduit
Cambridge: Hobson's Conduit
This structure marks the end of an artificial watercourse that was created in 1614, by the town and university of Cambridge, to bring water into town from springs at Great Shelford. The carrier Thomas Hobson (1544-1630) contributed to the scheme and it became known as Hobson's Conduit. (Hobson was something of a celebrity in the town, and was the subject of a poem by John Milton.) From this point the water was carried to various points in culverts; one of these points was on Market Hill, where this structure stood as a water fountain. It was relocated to this site in 1967.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre Water resources Water Feature: Drinking Fountain other tags: Water Fountain Water Fountain (Disused) Hobsons Conduit Conduit Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Cambridge [530] · Hills Road [231] · University [209] · Hobson's Conduit [81] Title Clusters: · Cambridge: Hobson's Conduit [3] ·
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TL4557, 2138 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Christopher Hilton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 9 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 7 November, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 4514 5763 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:11.8682N 0:7.3319E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 4514 5763
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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