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A View of the Engine House across...
An image of the Pumping Station prior to the restoration project. The Engine House,...
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07/02/2006
Chimney at Papplewick Pumping Station
The chimney at Papplewick Pumping Station
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18/05/2008
Detail of Ironwork
This photograph shows some of the detail of the cast iron pillars of the Engine House....
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07/02/2006
Gilded Ibis
The head of each column within the Engine House displays magnificent gilded ibises...
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07/02/2006
Inside the Engine House
The magnificent architecture, machinery and gardens at Papplewick were only to be...
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07/02/2006
Inside the engine house at Papplewick
An interior view of the engine house at Papplewick, showing the impressive columns...
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18/05/2008
Portrait of Mariot Ogle Tarbotton
Mariot Ogle Tarbotton was appointed Engineer to the Waterworks Committee in 1880....
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07/02/2006
Portrait of Thomas Hawksley
In 1879-80, Papplewick Reservoir was built by Thomas Hawksley. He was one of the...
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07/02/2006
Rowing on the Cooling Pond
The Deputy Superintendent, Mr Olifent, and his family rowing on the Cooling Pond...
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07/02/2006
Slogging spanner at Papplewick
This was known as a slogging spanner. Why do you think it was called that? The spanner...
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18/05/2008
Technical Drawing of the Engine...
One of the many technical drawings of the Pumping Station. Rather than being state...
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07/02/2006
The boiler house at Papplewick...
The boiler house at Papplewick with two 140hp beam pumping engines.
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18/05/2008
The new pump house at Papplewick
The new pumphouse at Papplewick which still supplies 3 million gallons of water to...
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18/05/2008
The Underground Reservoir
This shows the original vaulted reservoir. Water was pumped up to the reservoir...
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07/02/2006
The Water Cycle
An illustration showing Papplewick Pumping Station sited over Bunter Sandstone, which...
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07/02/2006
View of the Engine House 1884
Taken in 1884, this view of the Engine House at Papplewick Pumping Station shows...
Date added to website:
07/02/2006