Papplewick Pumping Station
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Papplewick Pumping Station, in the Nottinghamshire
village of Papplewick
, was built by Nottingham Corporation Water Department
between 1881 and 1885 to pump water from the Bunter sandstone
to provide drinking water to the City of Nottingham
.
. The building has outstanding cast iron
fittings and stained glass
. They were paid for out of money left over after the construction of the building came in under budget. The total cost of construction was £55,000 (£ as of ).
which has been preserved as a complete pumping station in full working order. It was restored from 1975 onwards and opened formally on 8 June 2005 by The Duke of Gloucester
.
The pumping station
is open to the general public as a museum
.
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
village of Papplewick
Papplewick
The parish of Papplewick is situated towards the west of central Nottinghamshire, to the north of the town of Hucknall. It has an area of 7.15 km². The village of Papplewick is located in the west of the parish. It is 7.5 miles north of Nottingham and 6 miles south of Mansfield...
, was built by Nottingham Corporation Water Department
City of Nottingham Water Department
The City of Nottingham Water Department , formerly the Nottingham Corporation Water Department , was responsible for the supply of water to Nottingham from 1880 to 1974.-Original Nottingham Waterworks Company:...
between 1881 and 1885 to pump water from the Bunter sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
to provide drinking water to the City of Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
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Construction
The pumping station was designed by Marriott Ogle TarbottonMarriott Ogle Tarbotton
Marriott Ogle Tarbotton was born in Leeds on 6 December 1834 and died in Nottingham on 6 March 1887. He was Borough Engineer for Nottingham from 1859.-Career:...
. The building has outstanding cast iron
Cast iron
Cast iron is derived from pig iron, and while it usually refers to gray iron, it also identifies a large group of ferrous alloys which solidify with a eutectic. The color of a fractured surface can be used to identify an alloy. White cast iron is named after its white surface when fractured, due...
fittings and stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
. They were paid for out of money left over after the construction of the building came in under budget. The total cost of construction was £55,000 (£ as of ).
Facts and figures
- Engines built by James WattJames WattJames Watt, FRS, FRSE was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.While working as an instrument maker at the...
s and Co, Birmingham - 3,000,000 gallons water capacity per day
- 5¼ tons of coal per day
Restoration
Papplewick Pumping Station is the only one in the MidlandsEnglish Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
which has been preserved as a complete pumping station in full working order. It was restored from 1975 onwards and opened formally on 8 June 2005 by The Duke of Gloucester
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester is a member of the British Royal Family. Prince Richard is the youngest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary. He has been Duke of Gloucester since his father's death in 1974. He is currently 20th in the line of succession...
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The pumping station
Pumping station
Pumping stations are facilities including pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another. They are used for a variety of infrastructure systems, such as the supply of water to canals, the drainage of low-lying land, and the removal of sewage to processing sites.A pumping station...
is open to the general public as a museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
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External links
- Official Website
- Photographs on Geograph (can be added to Commons!)
- Page of information, photos and slide show for Papplewick Pumping Station