Sandfields Pumping Station
Sandfields Pumping Station | |
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General information | |
Status | Grade II* listed |
Location | Lichfield, Staffordshire |
Address | Chesterfield Road |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 52°40′24.744″N 1°50′5.417″W / 52.67354000°N 1.83483806°W grid reference SK 11265 08440 |
Completed | 1873 |
Website | |
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Sandfields Pumping Station is a disused
History
The
The original engine house, designed by the architect Edward Adams, was opened in 1858 by
William Vawdry, the engineer of the water company, recommended in 1871 that an additional engine should be installed. The present building was erected in 1872–73 by the Birmingham architect Henry Naden. It housed a
The three rotative beam engines were replaced in 1923 by two horizontal
Abstraction of water ended in 1997 and the puming station closed; the filtration plant was demolished in 1998.[1]
Description
The 1870s building is described in the listing text as in a "free Italianate style". It is rectangular, with two storeys over a basement, and four bays on the south-west side. It is in blue brick with dressings in red and yellow brick, stone sills, polychromatic bands, and a polychromatic frieze on the upper floor, above which there is a stone-coped parapet with decorative machicolations, and a slate roof. The 1960s building, built over the basement of the original engine house, is attached to the rear.[1]
The Cornish beam engine within the 1870s building has a cylinder of diameter 65 inches (165 cm) and a stroke of 9 feet (2.7 m). It could pump 2 million gallons of water per day at seven strokes per minute. It rises to the full height of the building, with the bearing for the beam supported by a Tuscan arcade of three arches.[1][4][5]
Lichfield Waterworks Trust
The Lichfield Waterworks Trust, successor to the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station, was formed in March 2015, at the time when a house building company became owners of a site that included the pumping station. The Trust negotiated an access licence, and from 2017 volunteers have maintained the engine and building. There are occasional open days.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Historic England. "Engine House at Sandfields Pumping Station (1187742)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "A History of South Staffordshire Waterworks Company" Lichfield Waterworks Trust. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ a b "A History of Sandfields Puming Station" Lichfield Waterworks Trust. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ a b Robert Sherlock. Industrial Archaeology of Staffordshire. David & Charles, 1976. pp 180–181.
- ^ "The Engine and Building" Lichfield Waterworks Trust. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Our History" Lichfield Waterworks Trust. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
External links
Media related to Sandfields Pumping Station at Wikimedia Commons