The conduit water tank sat outside St Marys le Wigford Church, believed to be the oldest church in Lincoln.

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St Marys le Wigford Church, believed to be the oldest church in Lincoln. To the right of the church can be seen the conduit and to the very right the railway signal box controlling traffic on St Mary's Street. The Conduit situated on the western church yard boundary, the Conduit served as a water tank from 1540 to 1906. It was constructed using architectural fragments taken from the De Kyme family chantry which were brought from the nearby Friary site at St Mark’s (now under St Mark’s Square and Debenhams). The Conduit is not in its original 1540 position. A decision was taken in 1864 to move the conduit away from the High Street (eastwards) to the position where it now stands. It continued in its role as an active Conduit, between 1864 and 1906. This and other Lincoln conduits were more trusted as a water supply by the local populace, rather than the mains water, during the typhoid outbreak of 1904-1905. English Heritage classifies the Conduit as a Grade 2 listed structure.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: St Marys le Wigford Church, St Marys Street, Lincoln, LN5 7EQ, England, UK
Photo credit: © David Warren / Alamy / Afripics
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