The right-hand side of Bird Street has changed very little in over one hundred years. The stonework on the building on the right along with the woodwork across the windows and doorway is still the same today
The ancient conduit was first established in 1301 to provide a water supply from springs approximately a mile away at Aldershaw to the city.
In 1301 Henry the Bellfounder, son of Michael De Lichfield, bellfounder, granted these springs in...