Whitwood Sewage Pumping Station
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Whitwood Sewage Pumping Station
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 20 Feb 1982
Now demolished, this contained a pumping engine. We had been told it was a steam engine but at first glance it was obviously electric motor driven. Detailed examination showed that it had been steam once and we were able to deduce its possible configuration. This was later confirmed from a contemporary account. Access was through the top half of one of the arched windows.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.727799
Longitude
-1.361871