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The old and new at Claymills
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
The foreground buildings and the tanks are part of the recent upgrading of the... (more)
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Ventilator and windvane at Claymills
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
Looking pristine following the refurbishment of 'A-B' engine house.... (more)
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Claymills Pumping Station – Heritage Open Day, evening
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
A feature of the 2024 Heritage Open Days was to display the pumping station in... (more)
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Claymills Victorian Pumping Station
by Chris Allen
geograph for square SK2625
A view from the driving floor of C/D Engine House. To the right is the 1900... (more)
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New Year at Claymills
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
Category: Fishing pond
Frozen fishing pond, with the Victorian Pumping Station in the background.... (more)
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Claymills Pumping Station steaming weekend, October 2024 – 2
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
A slight steam leak from a cylinder gland gives character to the storm water... (more)
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Claymills Pumping Station - 1940s weekend
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
The NFS and AFS group brought their Austin K4 /Merryweather escape ladder to... (more)
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Double chimney, Claymills Pumping Station
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
The chimney of the Ruston-Proctor portable engine tries to emulate the main... (more)
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Claymills Pumping Station, the engine houses
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
Taken shortly after the removal of scaffolding on completion of remedial work on... (more)
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Ruston-Proctor portable engine in steam again – 2
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
This was a test on the day before its first public steaming at the October 2023... (more)
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Ruston-Proctor portable engine in steam again – 1
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
This was a test on the day before its first public steaming at the October 2023... (more)
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Refurbishment work at Claymills Pumping Station – 6
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
Scaffolding around A/B engine house is now complete.
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Refurbishment work at Claymills Pumping Station – 5
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
Scaffolding around A/B engine house is now complete, and the opportunity has... (more)
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Refurbishment work at Claymills Pumping Station – 4
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
Work in progress on the workshop and forge. Cleaned stone copings, repainted... (more)
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Refurbishment work at Claymills Pumping Station – 3
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
This view shows progress on erecting scaffolding around A/B engine house, with... (more)
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Refurbishment work at Claymills Pumping Station – 2
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
Scaffolding partly erected around A/B engine house.
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Refurbishment work at Claymills Pumping Station – 1
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
Scaffolding around the workshop building - on the far side of the yard.
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Storm water pump in steam, Claymills Pumping Station
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
One of the group of small engines displayed in E Engine House, seen during the... (more)
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Claymills - the new workshop and display building
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
This building will provide a new display are for movable exhibits, plus a new... (more)
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Claymills, the new workshop and display building
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
This building will provide a new display are for movable exhibits, plus a new... (more)
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Abbey Pumping Station, Leicester - beam engines
by Chris Allen
for square SK5806
Formerly the Beaumont Leys Pumping Station and now a museum of technology. It is... (more)
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Claymills Victorian Pumping Station - A engine restoration
by Chris Allen
for square SK2625
A engine is the last of the 4 Woolf compound beam pumping engines to undergo... (more)
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The last screw goes home
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
The placing of the name plate on ‘B’ engine at Claymills pumping station marks... (more)
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Claymills Pumping Station steaming weekend, October 2024 – 7
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
Visiting Fowler road locomotive ‘Foremost’ poses besides its transporter which... (more)
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Claymills Pumping Station steaming weekend, October 2024 – 6
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
A miniature Garratt steam roller trundles past the steam winch at the base of the chimney.
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Claymills Pumping Station steaming weekend, October 2024 – 4
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
The yard outside AB engine house with visiting cars and displays.
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Claymills Pumping Station – workshop range
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
Reflecting later afternoon sunlight.
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Claymills Pumping Station – Heritage Open Day, afternoon
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
View of the yard and workshop in afternoon sunlight. Compare with... (more)
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Free again – 2
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
'A-B' engine house has reappeared from its scaffolding... (more)
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Free again – 1
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
'A-B' engine house has reappeared from its scaffolding... (more)
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Telling the tale, Claymills Pumping Station
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
A volunteer guide explains details of one of the small engines as part of a guided tour.
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The working workshop, Claymills Pumping Station
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
One of the regular volunteers sharpens an axe on the large original grindstone... (more)
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The new season at Claymills starts with sunshine – 1
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
The storm pump engine in E Engine House... (more)
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Claymills Victorian Pumping Station - decoration in the economiser house
by Chris Allen
for square SK2625
This space at the back of the boiler house dates from the late 1930s and houses... (more)
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Claymills Victorian Pumping Station - A engine restoration
by Chris Allen
for square SK2625
A is the last of the four Woolf compound beam engines to be returned to steam,... (more)
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Claymills Pumping Station – old boiler crown valves
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
These are the original valves off boilers 4 and 5, probably dating from the... (more)
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Claymills Pumping Station – old boiler crown valves
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
Cast iron valves like these would not be considered suitable for further use... (more)
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Claymills Pumping Station – the new boiler crown valves
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
Modern standards for pressure vessels mean that the old cast iron crown valves –... (more)
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A partial return to normal at Claymills Pumping Station
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
As from 27 June 2020, volunteers were allowed back on site to carry out work... (more)
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Claymills 30th anniversary steam weekend, October 2023 – 3
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
The event was blessed with dry weather and was well attended. These visitors... (more)
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Claymills 30th anniversary steam weekend, October 2023 – 2
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
The event was blessed with dry weather and was well attended.
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Claymills 30th anniversary steam weekend, October 2023 – 1
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
A special visitor to the event was the Mayor of East Staffordshire, Councillor... (more)
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The new season at Claymills starts with sunshine – 3
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
The main yard with, from left to right, the offices, dynamo house and workshop... (more)
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The first start
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
Visitors watch – and even lend a hand – as D engine is started at the first... (more)
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The new season at Claymills starts with sunshine – 2
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK2625
All ready for visitors. Exhaust steam rises from the engines in E Engine House... (more)
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Claymills – the 'oil store' workshop
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
This small room has been used as a space for various machine tools, but is very... (more)
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Claymills – the historic Victorian workshop
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
The completion of the new workshop Link... ( more)
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Claymills – economiser scraper gear
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
The economisers consist of banks of vertical pipes running through the hot... (more)
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Claymills – replacing the steam main
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
A minor leak in one of the expansion joints in the steam main in the boiler... (more)
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Claymills – replacing the steam main
by Alan Murray-Rust
for square SK2625
A minor leak in one of the expansion joints in the steam main in the boiler... (more)
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