2011

SK5806 : Abbey Pumping Station - Beam

taken 12 years ago, near to Leicester, England

Abbey Pumping Station - Beam
Abbey Pumping Station - Beam
A view from the top floor down at the fly wheel of this Leicester built engine.
Abbey Pumping Station - Leicester

Abbey Pumping station on corporation road is an ex sewage treatment works at Beaumont Leys. Opened in 1891 the grand Victorian building was designed by Stockdale Harrison (city architect in 1890) and beautifully decorated beam engines were a cause of great civic pride. It continued pumping Leicester's sewage until 1964. Inside are four Gimson compound beam engines, all in working order.
Built here SK5904 : Vulcan Factory in the late 19th C.
The site, run my Leicester museums also houses science exhibits, several other steam and diesel engines, turbines and even a railway.


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SK5806, 325 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Ashley Dace   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 4 December, 2011   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 4 December, 2011
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5891 0671 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:39.2956N 1:7.8343W
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