Petworth House - fire pump
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Petworth House - fire pump by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Petworth House - fire pump
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 6 Jul 2003
This is a Shand Mason horizontal duplex steam fire pump mounted on a bed with an adjoining vertical boiler. It has been relocated from elsewhere on the estate and is appropriately enough in the former fire station that housed a horse drawn engine. Sadly, it is not on public display but if you make arrangements the National Trust will show you it. It's a lovely piece of kit and deserves to be properly displayed.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.988679
Longitude
-0.610097