Papplewick Pumping Station

From the collection of

Media Archive for Central England
MACE is the strategic lead organisation for screen heritage for the East and West Midlands regions. An independent charity based at University of Lincoln, MACE preserves and makes accessible a collection of more than 100,000 historic moving images representative of the diverse cultures and histories of communities throughout the heart of England from the Lincolnshire coast to the Welsh border.

Papplewick Pumping Station


Bev Smith visits the historic pumping station at Papplewick in Nottinghamshire. Designed to supply water to the city of Nottingham and equipped with two huge James Watt beam engines, reputed to be the last ever built by the company, the building is a shrine to Victorian engineering prowess. The lavish use of stained glass and decoration is even more surprising when we learn that, during its life, the building was only ever seen by employees of the city's water company.


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