Papplewick Pumping Station, Longdale Lane, Papplewick, Nottinghamshire

Photograph taken August 1994 © Copyright Historic England Archive ref: f941186

This highly finished waterworks proclaims civic pride - who would ever see it? It was built in 1884. Two beam engines, made by J Watt & Co, supplied Nottingham with 1.5 million gallons of water a day. The beam engines were replaced by electric pumps in the 1960s; otherwise, the engine house changed very little between 1935 and 1994. It is now a museum.

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Nottinghamshire Papplewick

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Victorian (1837 - 1901)

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This water tower at Battys corner is dated 1916. It was built from reinforced concrete for Hull Corporation Waterworks. A plaque is inscribed: CITY OF HULL WATERWORKS WITHENSEA AND SOUTH HOLDERNESS SUPPLY 1916. The base contains pumps and a 300,000 gallon tank. The upper tank, of 100,000 gallon capacity, surrounds the central tower which carries a spiral staircase and pipe-work dated 1914. Read official list description.

Papplewick Pumping Station, Longdale Lane, Papplewick, Nottinghamshire

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