Hobson's Conduit, Cambridge

Name: Hobson's Conduit
Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom

#59 among attractions in Cambridge

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Hobson's Conduit, also called Hobson's Brook, is a watercourse that was built from 1610 to 1614 by Thomas Hobson and others to bring fresh water into the city of Cambridge, England from springs at Nine Wells, a Local Nature Reserve (52.166°N 0.1349°E / 52.166; 0.1349), near the village of Great Shelford. It is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument and historical relic. The watercourse currently runs overground until Cambridge University Botanic Garden and Brookside, where it is at its widest. At the corner of Lensfield Road stands a hexagonal monument to Hobson, which once formed part of the market square fountain, and was moved to this location in 1856, after a fire in the Market. The flow of water runs under Lensfield Road, and subsequently runs along both sides of Trumpington Street in broad gutters towards Peterhouse and St Catharine's College, and also St Andrew's Street. The conduit currently ends at Silver Street. ()

Coordinates: 52°9'57"N, 0°8'5"E

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Hobson's Conduit – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nine Wells, Trumpington War Memorial, Sedley Taylor Road, Byron's Pool.

~280 ftNE
Park
Nine Wells, Cambridge
2 min walk • Nine Wells is a 1.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve east of Trumpington, on the southern outskirts of Cambridge. It is owned and managed by Cambridge City Council. The site is a small area of woodland surrounded by agricultural land.
1.2 miNW
Memorial
Trumpington War Memorial, Cambridge
30 min walk • Trumpington War Memorial is a war memorial cross in the village of Trumpington, on the southern outskirts of Cambridge. The memorial was designed by Eric Gill. It was unveiled in 1921, and became a Grade II* listed building in 1999.
1.1 miN
Street
Sedley Taylor Road, Cambridge
29 min walk • Sedley Taylor Road is a road in west Cambridge, England. It is reputedly one of the most expensive in the UK and the most expensive in East Anglia. The road was built on land owned by Trinity College and named after one of its professors, Sedley Taylor.
~520 ftNE
Park
Byron's Pool, Cambridge
3 min walk • Byron's Pool is a 4.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Grantchester in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by Cambridge City Council and the City Greenways Project. The site is named after Lord Byron, who used to swim in the water. It is a pool and adjacent woodland next to the River Cam and Trumpington Meadows.
1 miW
Neighbourhood
Great Kneighton, Cambridge
26 min walk • Great Kneighton is a large housing development and residential area in the southern part of the City of Cambridge district of Cambridgeshire, adjacent to, and integrated with, the neighbouring village of Trumpington.