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Nevill Road, HOVE, BN3 7PZ

Ancient 'druidic' stone in the municipal park which gives its name to the local football ground.

Old Victorian pumping station standing over a 160 foot well. Now a museum.

Workshop drive engine at the former Goldstone Pumping Station. This museum is in new hands and remains closed during refurbishment (2009).

Coral greyhound stadium Image can be seen in the foreground. Taken from a Paris bound flight from Glasgow.

Opened in 1986 on land acquired from Brighton & Hove Stadium which lies to the south.

Subsequent to the photo the store was taken over by Waitrose in April 2014 http://savehove.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/the-co-op-superstore-to-be-a-waitrose-branch-from-april-2014/

This is the top end of the economiser by E Green & Son Ltd. The tubes are scraped clean of soot by self-reversing scraper gear driven by belt from the small horizontal single cylinder steam engine on top. The Engineerium was in steam for the last time for a couple of years while major works are undertaken. This top class museum was closed and may have been lost to the public but a major benefactor purchased it at the last minute.

Built in 1866 as the Goldstone Pumping Station to supply water to Brighton and Hove. The station remained in operation until 1971 when it was considered outdated and closed. The building was saved from demolition along with the machinery inside by Jonathan Minns who would acquire a lease in 1974 in order to set up a museum and learning centre. This opened in 1976 and became a renowned engineering heritage centre, however, it continually struggled for funds and was eventually closed in 2006, with the buildings and machinery put up for sale in separate lots. The threat of the collection being split up was enough to get a local businessman, Mike Holland, to step in and save it 25 minutes before the auction commenced and continue the work of Minns. As yet the museum has not reopened fully due to ongoing restoration work but there are a number of open days held at various times. The flint wall was also built in 1866 as was the drinking fountain which contains the warning 'Commit no nuisance' which I guess is Victorian for don't piddle in it.

This is home to the 1866 Easton & Amos of London Woolf compound rotative beam pumping engine. The house was not open on this occasion as it contained various items in store and under dust-sheets. The ivy covered structure is a grotto made of material recovered from the wells during excavation.

Although closed for restoration, this former Victorian Pumping Station is usually open once a month to show the work in progress.