NHER 4466 (Building record) - Post-medieval pumping station
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FORDHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Drainage pump. 'Stone gravel mill' on Ordnance Survey map of 1836 (S1).
E. Rose (NAU).
January 2001. Building resembling an engine house, gabled roof with row of tall rounded windows in both side and gable walls, seen only from distance, on this site.
Draining pump on (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 22 January 2001.
(S3) explains that the engine house was for a beam engine by Overton and Wilson of Hull, with flywheel, installed for the Pratt Estate, Boiler replaced 1877. Replaced by an Allen diesel 1936 in new building whereas the original building was used in 1942 for a Ruston engine driving a Gwynne pump. Allen building removed 1973. Chimney demolished 1940. Boiler stood for a time in the open air as an oil tank. Electric pump installed 1980. Original building and Ruston engine preserved as a private museum [1].
E. Rose (NLA), 22 October 2004.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S2> SNF54850 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928. Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.
- <S3> SNF55492 Article in Serial: Hinde, K.. 2004. Pumping Stations in the Norfolk Fens Part 3, East of Ouse.. NIAS Journal. vol 7, pt 4, p 92..
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Record last edited
Jul 18 2024 4:44PM