Papplewick pumping station - a photo on Flickriver

Papplewick pumping station

            It is no wonder this has a preservation order on it, the opulence of the inside of this pumping station has to be seen to be believed. It is many years since I last went and these photos were taken in 2009 with my Nikon D300

These beams engines worked for 85 years and ceased regular operation in 1969, when electric pumps were fitted in the pilot well near the main gate. These automatic electric pumps saved the manpower required to stoke three of the 6 Lancashire boilers that feed steam to the two beam engines.

After the preservation group took over the upkeep of the station in 1974 and by 1975 Papplewick was opened to allow the public to view this fine water works, along with a growing number of other steam-powered engines that have come from other local sites. These include the Linby Colliery Winding Engine and the Stanton Triple Expansion Engine.
Other Waterworks in the Nottinghamshire area only survive as preserved buildings without any of the original steam-powered pumping equipment.

Taken on: May 23, 2020

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