{"product_id":"hobsons-conduit-the-new-river-at-cambridge-commonly-called-hobsons-river-paperback-9781108042444","title":"Hobson's Conduit; The New River at Cambridge Commonly Called Hobson's River (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108042444","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHobson's Conduit\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe New River at Cambridge Commonly Called Hobson's River\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1938, this history of Cambridge's urban watercourse was written by W. D. Bushell of Hobson's Conduit Trust.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eW. D. Bushell (Author), Edward Jackson (Preface by), J. A. Venn (Preface by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108042444, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 January 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e184 pages, 9 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm, 0.24 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIt is a peculiarity of Cambridge that in one of the principal streets, Trumpington Street, there is a runnel of fresh water, called Hobson's Conduit, on either side of the road (a similar stream in St Andrew's Street was covered over in the 1990s.) These streams form part of a system of water supply named after Thomas Hobson (1545–1631), the Cambridge carrier, from whom we get the expression 'Hobson's Choice', and for who the young John Milton wrote two verse epitaphs, reproduced in this work. For 250 years, Hobson's Conduit provided the principal supply of drinking water for the centre of the city, after Andrew Perne (1519–89), Vice-Chancellor of the University, persuaded a number of patrons, including Hobson, to subscribe towards the project. First published in 1938, this history of Cambridge's ancient urban watercourse was written by W. D. Bushell, one of the trustees of the Hobson's Conduit Trust.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Author's note\u003cbr\u003e 1. The open watercourses in the streets of Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Nine Wells, and the watercourse down to the Conduit Head\u003cbr\u003e 3. The distribution of the water from the Conduit Head\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Elizabethan proposals\u003cbr\u003e 5. The ancient King's Ditch\u003cbr\u003e 6. The water brought down Trumpington Street to the King's Ditch\u003cbr\u003e 7. The water brought to the Market Hill\u003cbr\u003e 8. The water brought to Emmanuel and Christ's Colleges\u003cbr\u003e 9. Thomas Hobson, the carrier\u003cbr\u003e 10. Other benefactors of the Conduit\u003cbr\u003e 11. The constitution of the Trust\u003cbr\u003e 12. Roman and medieval waterworks and the New River from Ware to London\u003cbr\u003e 13. Technical skill in the seventeenth century\u003cbr\u003e 14. Cambridge water supplies, past and present\u003cbr\u003e 15. The medieval water supply of Trinity Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e 16. The old account books of the Trust\u003cbr\u003e 17. The more recent history of the Conduit\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913131483416,"sku":"9781108042444","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108042444i.jpg?v=1696746549","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hobsons-conduit-the-new-river-at-cambridge-commonly-called-hobsons-river-paperback-9781108042444","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}