2015

SK5806 : Beam engines at Abbey Pumping Station

taken 9 years ago, near to Leicester, England

Beam engines at Abbey Pumping Station
Beam engines at Abbey Pumping Station
In the basement below one pair of engines, showing the valve gear.
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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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Beam Engines [35] · Valve Gear [5] Title Clusters: · Beam engines at Abbey Pumping Station [6] ·
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 12 April, 2015   (more nearby)
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Friday, 17 April, 2015
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5890 0673 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:39.3064N 1:7.8430W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5890 0673
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