Hooley's Garage and pumping station
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Hooley's Garage and pumping station by David Lally as part of the Geograph project.
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Hooley's Garage and pumping station
Image: © David Lally Taken: 14 Apr 2010
The pumping station was built in 1850 for the Nottingham Waterworks Co. The station extracted water from a well for the city's water supply. It was in operation until 1880 and was listed with grade II status in 1995, quite amazing that it survived the intervening 115 years.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.955216
Longitude
-1.16139