NHER 13758 (Monument record) - Appleton pumping station

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Summary

A late 19th century pumping station built in brick and carrstone. The steam engine was constructed in 1877 by a Carlisle firm. The buildings were demolished in the early 1980s, and the engine is now in the Ironbridge Gorge Museum.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF72NW
Civil Parish	FLITCHAM WITH APPLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Contains steam engine built 1877 by Pratchitt Brothers of Carlisle.
Buildings of brick and carrstone consist of pump house and boiler house.
Under restoration in 1978.
Detailed drawings and photographs in (S1).
After restoration continued, building was demolished and engine given to Ironbridge Gorge Museum.

[1] reports that in fact the building had not been restored and was beyond saving, and no other museum would take the restored engine.
E. Rose (NAU) 5 April 1984.

See (S2) for further information.

(S3) corrects (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 2 January 2007.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF2606 Article in Serial: Skerritt, M. W. and Walker, V. 1978. Four Short Reports. Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Vol II No 3 pp 43-45. pp 42-43.
<S2> SNF67280 Article in Serial: Durst, D.. 2006. Sandringham Waterworks.. NIAS Journal. Vol 8, no 1, p 93.
<S3> SNF60256 Article in Serial: Durst, D.. 2005. Sandringham Waterworks.. NIAS Journal. Vol 7, no 5, pp 32-39.

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Record last edited

Apr 1 2022 11:50AM