Visited here with man gone wrong at the end of nice day exploring in the sun. This was the last visit and after a fair bit of walking that day this half hour walk seemed like an hour and a half walk, we are getting so old and unfit. Inside thought once we got there it made up for it all. We were greeted with a complete pumping house with all the machinery intact. The single cylinder Ruston engine was a beautiful example and in great condition. It was much bigger than expected when we saw it with our own eyes. The pumping station was used to drain the fields of water and pump it back into the river. A lot of these are dotted around the Norfolk/Cambridge border. They essentially do the same job as the old wind pumps dotted around the Norfolk broads. Got to give a big thanks to @V50jake and @dansgas1000 for finding this one. They have found quite a few of these things lately. Nice to see two younger explorers going out finding stuff themselves and posting them on the forum instead of the normal route.
The approach tonthe pump house shoes us the sluice gates.
The wooden cooling tower was quite interesting and really nice to see as not seen one before. The sign on top was lovely.
The building has a couple of side rooms.
A nice tortoise shell stove to keep the workers warm. It was manufactured by Smith & Wellstood of Bonnybridge, Scotland. Originally a manufacturer of iron parts for Singer sewing machines who were based in Clydebank. Singer started producing their own parts, so the company had to adapt and started making stoves.
A highfield gear box, made in Huddeersfield.
Name plate for the centrifugal pump. Made by Genesis limited who basically invented this style of pump.
The approach tonthe pump house shoes us the sluice gates.
The wooden cooling tower was quite interesting and really nice to see as not seen one before. The sign on top was lovely.
The building has a couple of side rooms.
A nice tortoise shell stove to keep the workers warm. It was manufactured by Smith & Wellstood of Bonnybridge, Scotland. Originally a manufacturer of iron parts for Singer sewing machines who were based in Clydebank. Singer started producing their own parts, so the company had to adapt and started making stoves.
A highfield gear box, made in Huddeersfield.
Name plate for the centrifugal pump. Made by Genesis limited who basically invented this style of pump.
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