The Old Water Conduit is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1951. Historical structure.

The Old Water Conduit

WRENN ID
sheer-corridor-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling MP: Helen Grant (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 July 1951
Type
Historical structure
Address
The Old Water Conduit, Brenchley Gardens
OS grid reference
TQ 758 561
Coordinates
51.27709, 0.51955
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Water Conduit is a stone pier approximately 3 feet high that features an iron conduit embedded within it. This structure is now set within a modern red brick arch. Originally, the conduit was located in Stone Street and was relocated to its current position in Brenchley Gardens by the Corporation.

Local climate

The Old Water Conduit sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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