NHER 16321 (Monument record) - Site of Stow Bardolph pumping station
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF50NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOW BARDOLPH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
'Pumping station' as marked on Ordnance Survey map (S1)
On site of three drainage wind mills on 1836 map (S2).
E. Rose (NLA).
A photograph at Stretham Old Engine Museum, Cambridgeshite shows the 'Stow Bardolph pump' and states engines made by J. and E. Headley, installed 1848, closed 1936, building demolished 1990.
E. Rose (NLA), 22 April 2003.
(S3) confirms this and notes that in 1937 the steam engine had been replaced by oil, and in 1956 by electric and diesel engines running screw pumps.
E. Rose (NLA), 8 December 2003.
May 2005. Seen in passing.
Site fenced off by wire fence held on iron upright girders. Large stone blocks with metal fittings line the road.
E. Rose (NLA), 23 May 2005.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF48659 Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
- <S2> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S3> SNF51688 Article in Serial: Hinde, K.. 2002. Pumping Stations of the Norfolk Fens.. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Journal. Vol 7, no 2, p 16-17. Vol 7, no 3, p 63.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
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Record last edited
Sep 7 2015 3:14PM