pumping station

Introduction Me and @JakeV50 had a small pump house pinned near to the Cantley Sugar Factory site so decided to have a look for it. Turns out, it wasn’t there anymore but along the way, we found a couple of nice little pump houses. Information & History Cantley Sugar Factory is a large...

Introduction An exploring friend on Facebook visited this earlier this year and he kindly provided me with some information about it and I finally had a chance to check it out after being in the area for the 28 Days Later meet. Information & History Located in close proximity to Dowdeswell...

Introduction Once again a fantastic 28 Days Later meet, this time in Bristol. It's a shame I didn’t get involved in Friday’s antics or the afterparty on the Saturday after the pub visits, but it was still great to meet both familiar and new faces. I used the meet as an opportunity to visit a...

Introduction Life has got in the way recently so I haven’t been doing much exploring this summer, so I haven’t been on full form. I’m hoping I will now have some more time to get some more bits done over the next few months. This was one of a couple of sites I checked out up in North Norfolk...

Introduction Back in December between Christmas and New Year, myself and @JakeV50 embarked on a 4-day trip where we did some places in Manchester, Cheshire, Lincolnshire amongst others. It turned out to be fairly unsuccessful, with the only noteworthy places being Fletchers and this lovely...

Introduction Originally reported by @JakeV50 last year, it is not the best condition station by any means, but it’s set up a bit differently compared to most I have visited. Information & History This Pumping Station appears to work alongside some other stations nearby which is evident from the...

Introduction A short and sweet one on this occasion. Usually, I would reserve these smaller stations for the photo thread but as it hasn’t been documented in detail with photos online, I feel it is still worthy of a full report. Information & History The Norfolk Broads is a low-lying area of...

Introduction This was one of many sites me and @JakeV50 visited on our recent trip across the border. We didn’t know what to expect with this one, having only seen an external image. Certainly not the most exciting find with lots of graffiti, but the interior is undocumented online so felt it...

Introduction Me and @JakeV50 headed out to Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire to look at some more pump houses. Unfortunately, the day was full of disappointments once again but we did come across a couple of nice surprises. This report covers an Engine House which I found on old OS maps, and a pump...

Introduction Another nice little pump house found by the so-called 'pump people' duo :D . It’s a fairly trivial one but it hasn’t been documented at all online so thought it would still be worthy posting it, rather than just leaving the photos on my computer for no one to ever see. Information...

Introduction After seeing @mingerocket's post on this site a couple of years ago, I decided to take a look myself while in the area. I’ve always liked the look of it with the electric motors and pumps being in great condition, and I like the pipes coming out of it going into the river...

Introduction Another old Fenland pumping station I have been meaning to visit for quite some time now but I never got around to doing it. Finally decided to visit and commit to the long walk to get to it, turns out the walk wasn’t quite as long as I thought it would be. Information & History...

Introduction Another gem hidden away in the depths of the Norfolk countryside discovered whilst trawling through both old and modern maps. Being only a 40-minute drive away, I decided to head off to see what I could find, and it’s certainly a nice one with lots of see! Visited with @JakeV50...

Introduction Me and @Wastelandr recently met up to cover a couple of places in Essex, this one was initially seen as a bit of a filler location thinking it would be sealed or empty but to our surprise, it had some nice old equipment within, in addition to old paperwork amongst other nice little...

Introduction I had a few days off work so this week I decided to embark on another pump adventure heading towards The Fens. Unfortunately, like many recent visits, I didn’t have much luck. I’ve been keen to try the Oxborough station for a while now as it has been on my radar for years, even...

Introduction Another lovely little pumping station I’ve now visited twice. Wasn’t happy with my first lot of pics due to the glaring sun so went back with @JakeV50 last month to reshoot as we were in the area. Information & History I’ve found it very difficult to pull any sort of historical...

Introduction This is one of the first pumping stations me and @JakeV50 checked out on our various trips up to Fenland to discover these little industrial gems. This was one of Jake’s finds from a local heritage website and I’ve been looking forward to posting my take on the place. Information &...

Introduction Back to the pumping stations with one of mine and @JakeV50's finds from a couple of months ago. Jake has already posted this one but I thought I would also share my take on the site. Information & History The Lower Padnal station was responsible for draining the Padnal and Waterden...

Introduction You know the drill, me and @JakeV50 set off to try and cover some more of the old pump houses around Fenland. This day was a bit of a failure as we visited quite a lot of empty/inaccessible ones, but this one was definitely a highlight. In fact, this was my favourite find so far...

Introduction Me and @JakeV50 spotted a chimney next to an active pumping station on the Norfolk Broads on satellite imagery, as it is fairly local to us we decided to take a look a few weekends ago. It didn’t end up being the most exciting place, but there were some interesting remains and a bit...