NHER 2504 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval wind pump and later pumping station at Hunt's Sluice
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL59NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Junction of Sams' Cut Drain and Great Ouse.
Drainage pump. 1884, superceding windpump on (S1).
Information from Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society.
E. Rose (NAU), 1979.
R. Silvester (NAU) reports good example of brick sluices and tunnels here, overgrown.
E. Rose (NAU), 8 March 1988.
1883, Edward Easton semi-portable condensing steam engine installed driving a vertical spindle centrifugal pump. Disused 1928 when Sams Cut abandoned and sold off 1931.
See (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 22 October 2004.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- <S2> 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 98..
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
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Record last edited
Jun 29 2018 11:15AM