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North Hinksey Conduit House
Harcourt Hill, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 9AS
Saturday 14 Sep 2024 and Sunday 15 Sep 2024
Sat 14 Sep:1100-1500; Sun 15 Sep:1100-1500; Free Entry.
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North Hinksey Conduit House
Heritage Open Day: Rare chance to see inside this ancient conduit house Built during the early 17th century, it was part of a system designed to take clean drinking water from the springs at North Hinksey to the Carfax Conduit, an extravagantly decorated fountain in the centre of Oxford. Resembling a miniature fortress, the conduit house covered and protected a 20,000-gallon lead cistern which continued to supply water to the city until 1868. On the walls are some beautifully chiselled graffiti dating from the 17th to 19th centuries.