1857 emblem plaque on the pumping station
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1857 emblem plaque on the pumping station
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 11 Dec 2016
The rather weathered roundel in the window shows the emblem of the Wolverhampton Waterworks Company as it stood in 1857 when this original part of the pumping station was constructed. Its partner, in the matching doorway to the left Image, is rather easier to make out.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.638697
Longitude
-2.325502