Historic houses · London
Conduit Head
Conduit Head — house in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cambridge · 4.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Conduit Head is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Cambridge, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.2156°, 0.0910°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Conduit Head is a 1910 house located off the Madingley Road (A1303) on the western outskirts of Cambridge, England. Built in 1910, it was designed by Harry Redfern for Francis Darwin, and was built for Darwin's daughter Frances on the occasion of her marriage to F. M. Cornford. The architectural historians Simon Bradley and Nikolaus Pevsner describe the house as "gabled, rural and relaxed".
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Background
History
The house was built in 1910 as a wedding gift from Francis Darwin (third son of Charles Darwin and Emma) to his daughter, Frances Crofts Darwin, for her marriage to Francis Cornford. It was designed by Harry Redfern and its name was carved by Eric Gill.
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- Coordinates
- 52.2156, 0.0910
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Cambridge
- Parish
- Cambridge, unparished area
- Postcode
- CB3 0EZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cambridge
- Nearest railway station
- Cambridge — 4 km
- Official site
- www.somewhere.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5159411 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Conduit Head (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Conduit Head, Conduit Head Road, Cambridge.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Conduit Head?
- Conduit Head is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.2156°, 0.0910°. The nearest railway station is Cambridge, around 4 km away.
- Is Conduit Head wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Conduit Head. Check ahead for specific facilities.