Hobson's Conduit is a Grade II* listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. Fountain. 1 related planning application.

Hobson's Conduit

WRENN ID
under-tracery-raven
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1950
Type
Fountain
Address
Hobson's Conduit, Trumpington Road
OS grid reference
TL 451 576
Coordinates
52.19789, 0.1224
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hobson's Conduit is a Grade II* listed structure located on Trumpington Road, originally erected on Market Hill in 1614 and moved to its current position in 1856. It is a hexagonal stone building featuring a moulded plinth and a niche on each side with a shell-head. The structure has an entablature topped with strapwork cresting, which includes the achievement of the Royal Arms on one side, along with putti and carved beasts at the corners. The ogee-shaped top is crowned with a pineapple finial. The conduit was restored in 1967 and is notable as the fountainhead of one of the earliest public water supplies.

Local climate

Hobson's Conduit sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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  1. Railings Round Hobson's Conduit Grade II 9 m
  2. 1, BENE'T PLACE (See details for further address information) Grade II 35 m
  3. 1, Trumpington Street Grade II 38 m
  4. LENSFIELD ROAD (See details for further address information) Grade II 45 m
  5. 2, Trumpington Street Grade II 54 m
  6. 4 AND 5, BENET PLACE (See details for further address information) Grade II 76 m
  7. LENSFIELD ROAD (See details for further address information) Grade II 95 m
  8. Gateway Onto Trumpington Road at the Leys School Grade II 96 m
  9. Railings Along the West Side of Hobson's Brook Stretching from Hobson's Conduit to Brooklands Avenue Grade II 99 m
  10. Four Richardson Candles outside no.s 10, 16, 19 and opposite 19 Trumpington Street Grade II 100 m