NHER 40092 (Monument record) - Site of a post medieval pumping station, Downham Fen Drain
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF50NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DOWNHAM WEST, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Pumping beam engine installed 1851, possibly on the site of a set of 'Hall's Patent hydraulic belts' of 1840 about which nothing is known except that it did not work. In 1900 a new Gwynne pump was installed and in 1913 the chimney was lowered. In 1931 a Crossley oil engine was installed; building demolished at some date after 1951.
Benchmark shown on GIS is presumably reset from the engine house.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 8 December 2003.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> 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. pp 16-17.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
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Record last edited
Feb 16 2022 8:32AM