Conduit House South of Hardwick Old Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Bolsover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 July 1965. Conduit house.

Conduit House South of Hardwick Old Hall

WRENN ID
seventh-mullion-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bolsover
Constituency
Bolsover MP: Natalie Fleet (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 July 1965
Type
Conduit house
Address
Conduit House South of Hardwick Old Hall, Ault Hucknall
OS grid reference
SK 461 636
Coordinates
53.16775, -1.31095
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Conduit House, located south of Hardwick Old Hall, was built around 1587-90 for Bess of Hardwick. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and has a square plan. The building features a chamfered plinth and a string course at the top of the base. Each side has a large round arch, with the angle piers designed with simple capitals and bases. The north and south sides have walls that rise to half height, and there is a moulded cornice along with a blocking course at the top.

Local climate

Conduit House South of Hardwick Old Hall receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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