Papplewick Pumping Station, Nottingham May 2011

[captain cave man]

T'was a reet nice day out starting with Papplewick Pumping Station which is a reet nice Victorian water pumping station the Engine House holds the original Twin beam Engines which are independent of each other one for pumping the water up from the 200 foot deep well and the other to pump this water to an underground Reservoir again Victorian built with magnificent arch ways, sadly to day this is no longer in use due to the failing of the Reservoir walls where large cracks can be seen from what is thought to be from Deep Coal Mining within the area.

Me and are lass 'Jo' met up with Blueink and his partner in crime Satsukisan for this trip, we were megga early and they a little late so after a short spell we went our own ways......nice to meet you both though...

on with the pic's since my last few reports have been heavily steeped in history this one is light in comparison (there will be an in-depth historical write up on my blog later).

A fountain within the grounds









Victorian Craftsmanship at its best.









Pressure clocks for one Engine.









On the top floor the Twin Beams.



Within the Boiler House lives 6 Lancashire Boilers 2 of which are full originals and the other 4 have had some form of work on them in the past.





Time for the Victorian Reservoir.





A controller gate valve which is controlled from above ground.





There will be a full write up and more pictures and video's in my blog some time soon of the running Engines under steam power, if you want a link PM me on here.....Hope you liked the pic's

[freebird]

These are such beautiful ornate buildings. I love the pics.

[MJS]

innerestin'

[scrappy]

really like the look of this place!

[SilentHill]

Oh wow One word mate... Fantastic

[Nicola]

Crikey that is blooming marvellous!