TL5172 : Stretham Old Engine - the scoopwheel

near to Stretham, Cambridgeshire, Great Britain

Stretham Old Engine - the scoopwheel
Stretham Old Engine - the scoopwheel
Effectively a water wheel in reverse to lift water out of the fens and in to the drain. According to Geoff Hayes this 37' 2" diameter, 2' 5" wide, has 48 ladle, turned at 4 rpm and shifted 26,800 gallons per minute.
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1989
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TL5172, 10 images   (more nearby)
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Chris Allen   (find more nearby)
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Date Taken
Saturday, 17 June, 1989   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 6 December, 2007
Category
Pumping station   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 516 729 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:20.0314N 0:13.4644E
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 516 730
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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