NHER 21257 (Monument record) - Post medieval pumping station
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HILLINGTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
April 1985. Visit.
Waterwheel. Brick building with stone slab roof, in two compartments, at angle of river. Iron water wheel in one compartment, has shaft to second compartment where large cog wheel turns smaller attached to three pistons, above which is ogival tank. Embossed EASTON & A..OS ENGINEERS LONDON and said to be over 100 years old. Pumped water to reservoir south of hall against road, from where the house was fed by gravity. Disused, but kept oiled.
E. Rose (NAU), 18 April 1985
A hydraulic ram from the park, made by Blakes, is in the collection of member of the public [1]. Not certain if it comes from this spot.
E. Rose (NLA), 12 August 1994.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Sep 25 2014 1:04PM