2011

SK5806 : Abbey Pumping Station - ornamentation

taken 13 years ago, near to Leicester, England

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Abbey Pumping Station - ornamentation
Abbey Pumping Station - ornamentation
This shows two of the 1891 built engines by Gimson & Co of Leicester. Note the lavish ornamentation on the columns and entablature. The closest flywheel is devoid of spokes as this was, in part, a time exposure.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts other tags: Abbey Pumping Station Leicester Gimson Museum Beam Engines Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Abbey Pumping Station in Leicester [41] · Gimson [19] ·
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SK5806, 355 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 4 December, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 4 December, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5890 0673 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:39.3064N 1:7.8430W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5890 0673
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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