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Burrowbridge, BRIDGWATER, TA7 0RB

A view of the extremely high River Parrett at Burrowbridge showing sandbags in place on the east (right) bank top in a last ditch effort to prevent localized flooding. The small road behind the west bank is closed three miles ahead, the small road behind and below the east bank is still clear to Westonzoyland and Bridgwater, the road behind us is flooded to about six inches but passable, and the main A361 to the west is totally closed!

This redbrick building in the Primary School grounds used to be the Burrowbridge TE until 2011 when the school closed permanently. It is now a private dwelling with the television aerial on its roof directed towards the Mendip tv transmitter north of Wells, ST5648 refers. Part of a Union Jack flag can be seen towards the right of the photo.

When I took this the former land drainage pumping at Allermoor had two preserved off-site engines in the former boiler house. This unusual inverted vertical duplex engine driving a closed casing centrifugal pump was built in 1869 by Eastons, Amos & Anderson of London and used at Southlake pumping station. The slide valve cylinders are 10" x 15" and it generated about 30 horsepower at 100 rpm on steam at 40 psi. It is now in store at Westonzoyland Pumping Station and this building has been converted to a house.

When I visited in the 1980s this preserved pumping station housed two off-site engines in the boiler house. This particular diagonal duplex engine was built in 1864 by Easton, Amos & Sons of London and used at Stanmoor Pumping Station. It drained 790 acres of land with an Appold centrifugal pump. The cylinders are 10.5" x 1' 9" and it was jet condensing with the air pump operated off the opposite end of the crankshaft. This engine is now in store at Westonzoyland Pumping Station and this building has been converted to a house but with the in situ engine still surviving in a room used for storage.

When I visited in the 1980s this preserved pumping station housed two off-site engines in the boiler house. This particular diagonal duplex engine was built in 1864 by Easton, Amos & Sons of London and used at Stanmoor Pumping Station. It drained 790 acres of land with an Appold centrifugal pump. The cylinders are 10.5" x 1' 9" and it was jet condensing with the air pump operated off the opposite end of the crankshaft. This engine is now in store at Westonzoyland Pumping Station and this building has been converted to a house but with the in situ engine still surviving in a room used for storage. This view shows the top half with the air pump on the left but a better overall view is here - Image

Seen from the Mump.

A transportation business based in the village of Burrowbridge.

Looking along a road beside the River Parrett. The sandbags are still lining the water.