The Conduit (The Parade) is a Grade I listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1950. A Medieval Structure. 2 related planning applications.

The Conduit (The Parade)

WRENN ID
tilted-merlon-raven
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 November 1950
Type
Structure
Period
Medieval
Address
The Conduit (The Parade), Cheap Street, Sherborne, DT9 3LS
OS grid reference
ST 638 165
Coordinates
50.94692, -2.51544
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Conduit, also known as The Parade, is an early 16th-century hexagonal stone structure originally serving as the Conduit House, located against the north range of the Abbey Cloister. It features a moulded string and parapet coping, with buttresses at the angles. The west front has an original two-centred entrance, while the other sides have two-centred window openings adorned with perpendicular tracery. The building is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The Conduit, along with No 88, No 90, Saints John Building, Bow House, The Cemetery Gate, The Abbey Gate House, and other nearby premises, forms a cohesive group of significant structures.

Local climate

The Conduit (The Parade) receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2018
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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  1. Saints John Building (The Parade) Comprising No 92 Cheap Street (Premises Occupied by Senior and Goodwin) and Premises Occupied by R E Bath Travel Services Grade II 14 m
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  4. Bow House Grade II 19 m
  5. Midland Bank Grade II 23 m
  6. No 89 (Midland Bank). No 91 Grade II 25 m
  7. The Abbey Gate House Grade II 26 m
  8. 85, Cheap Street Grade II 27 m
  9. No 83 Including Cottage in Rear Range Grade II 28 m
  10. The Cross Keys Hotel (The Parade) Grade II 29 m