Chelvey Waterworks
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Chelvey Waterworks by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Chelvey Waterworks
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 7 May 1983
This engine house was home to an inverted vertical triple expansion pumping engine built in 1923 by the Lilleshall Company of Oakengates, Shropshire. It has subsequently been dismantled by Century Millwrights but is believed to remain in the building as plans for its preservation fell through.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.407941
Longitude
-2.757779