2011

TQ4374 : Eltham Conduit Head

taken 15 years ago, near to Eltham, Greenwich, England

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Eltham Conduit Head
Eltham Conduit Head
A view from the public footpath to the south.
Eltham Conduit Head

The Conduit Head is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, situated behind Holy Trinity Church near Eltham High Street. It was built c.1500 by Henry VII to supply water from a spring here to his palace about a mile away TQ4274 : Eltham Palace - 15th cent Great Hall from the north. The system of two interlinked settling chambers was advanced for its day, although it would not have been unfamiliar to the Romans.


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TQ4374, 88 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 31 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 2 August, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4359 7420 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:26.9153N 0:3.8979E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4360 7419
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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