Report - Whitley Pump Station - Coventry - Feb 18

[Bikin Glynn]

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Back in the good ol days when we were free to roam the streets myself & my lad paid this place a visit.

The main pumping station building that we see today was designed by the famous public waterworks architect Thomas Hawksley and built in 1893. It is an almost identical copy of the Dalton Pumping Station in Sunderland 1873-79. The building is characteristic of the gothic revival design, Hawksley being a big fan of John Ruskin.

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The pumping station was built to house two beam engines and pump water from the river Sowe to a reservoir in order to supply the city of Coventry with clean water. The pumping station was commissioned by the City of Coventry Corporation in 1893, and the coat-of-arms of the city can be seen above the main entrance. The site also consisted of a lodge house, built at the same time, also in the redbrick and stone style of the gothic revival.

The main pumping station are Grade II listed.
There are plans to redevelop the main pumping station into the centrepiece of an apartment complex. The plans were submitted in 2007, however little progress has been made.

Not much else to say really the building is empty but still has some magnificent architectural features.
Oh & the pics are a bit old & crap, sorry about that.

Thanks for looking​

 

[chills]

Nice set there buddy, not much left inside other than the architecture?

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Nice set there buddy, not much left inside other than the architecture?

thanks, I dont believe anything has changed since my visit

 

[chills]

thanks, I dont believe anything has changed since my visit

Hm, something to check out, I’ll take a gander

 

[westernsultan]

here's an update on the development plans https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/325-homes-planned-old-whitley-19254277 and the most recent picture I can find from circa 2018/ 9 I believe

 

[HughieD]

Not THAT is a pumping station. Good archive report @Bikin Glynn

 

[KPUrban_]

That's rather nice. Great set of pics.

 

[Down and beyond]

Not to bad at all good to see your posting still

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Not THAT is a pumping station. Good archive report @Bikin Glynn

Thanks, shame it didnt have more pumpy stuff in it really

That's rather nice. Great set of pics.

Thanks KP

Not to bad at all good to see your posting still

Still plenty of shit like this to post for sure

 

[Calamity Jane]

What a beaut of a build. So much architecture to admire here. Really like this little gem.

 

[Jane Doe]

Lovely building ...lovely set of photos

 

[Bikin Glynn]

What a beaut of a build. So much architecture to admire here. Really like this little gem.

Thanks Jane

Lovely building ...lovely set of photos

Thanks Jane

 

[TheGodThunder]

Love seeing things like this. Shame about the fencing round the site now (based on the "recent" photo). Would have liked to have a nosey round.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Love seeing things like this. Shame about the fencing round the site now (based on the "recent" photo). Would have liked to have a nosey round.

I think that's an older pic as the building on the right is no longer there