I wasn't really sure whether to post this in industrial or residential as the pumps are mechanical but they served residential properties.
All three are within walking distance in the Coombes Valley and made for a wet muddy Sunday walk.
Two of these were a nice find and one was a little disappointing so I'll format this report as a shit sandwich - first one good, last one good and the shit one in the middle
Coombes Valley Hydraulic ram.
The photos of this one were taken earlier in the year when the autumn colours were looking great
Hidden in the concrete box dated 1918 is an intact "Blakes Hydram" this would have served a small farmhouse just upstream and although looking in serviceable condition was in a pit of horrid orange mud.
Mosslee Hall wind pump
When I noticed this on the map I was hoping to find something a little more interesting. However, all that was left was a sump surrounded by a fence. Unfortunately I couldn't get any closer as the field it was located in was home to some scary looking horses. From the fact that a box containing a life vest/flotation device was secured to the fence I'm going to take it that the sump is deep although does not appear on the borehole register.
Sharpcliffe Hall pump house
This one was worth the walk. A brick built building that had lost its roof was home to the remains of a mechanical pump that looked to be once driven by an electric motor. Gears, crankshaft and frame of the machine remain in place as do some of the length of pipe.
From the borehole register it appears this borehole was struck in 1945 and no doubt the pump followed shortly after.
This would have fed Sharpcliffe Hall which was built in the 1800s and still stands today.
The bore hole is still in use and water is extracted by modern equipment.
I had to hurry with these photos as not only was I loosing light but this little building is very overlooked by the nearby hall
Borehole still in use
And now a muddy walk home
All three are within walking distance in the Coombes Valley and made for a wet muddy Sunday walk.
Two of these were a nice find and one was a little disappointing so I'll format this report as a shit sandwich - first one good, last one good and the shit one in the middle
Coombes Valley Hydraulic ram.
The photos of this one were taken earlier in the year when the autumn colours were looking great
Hidden in the concrete box dated 1918 is an intact "Blakes Hydram" this would have served a small farmhouse just upstream and although looking in serviceable condition was in a pit of horrid orange mud.
Mosslee Hall wind pump
When I noticed this on the map I was hoping to find something a little more interesting. However, all that was left was a sump surrounded by a fence. Unfortunately I couldn't get any closer as the field it was located in was home to some scary looking horses. From the fact that a box containing a life vest/flotation device was secured to the fence I'm going to take it that the sump is deep although does not appear on the borehole register.
Sharpcliffe Hall pump house
This one was worth the walk. A brick built building that had lost its roof was home to the remains of a mechanical pump that looked to be once driven by an electric motor. Gears, crankshaft and frame of the machine remain in place as do some of the length of pipe.
From the borehole register it appears this borehole was struck in 1945 and no doubt the pump followed shortly after.
This would have fed Sharpcliffe Hall which was built in the 1800s and still stands today.
The bore hole is still in use and water is extracted by modern equipment.
I had to hurry with these photos as not only was I loosing light but this little building is very overlooked by the nearby hall
Borehole still in use
And now a muddy walk home
