Holwell Pumping Station
Situated close to Melton Mowbray, Holwell Pumping Station is a small building of brick construction covered in ivy. It contains one main pipe, with loads more behind the building shooting off in all sorts of directions. The pipes lead around the back of the new pumping station, down an array of slopes and then into a river that flows away from the site.
Further down river there are also a couple of big sluices (which I scrambled across initially, not realizing it was a nice easy walk in from the other end...
)The new pumping station is active, as signified by various loud, industrial noises being emitted from inside. It is sealed tight with various warning signs informing its 'dangerous' to enter and is 'alarmed' It has several pipes coming out of it that flow water into the reservoir situated in front of the pump station.
The reservoir is currently used by a local fishing club, so there were several people sat around looking rather miffed (it had just started raining, and the entire time I was there, I didn't see anyone pull out anything!)
I had a really hard time finding any history on this place, so can only assume the pumping station fed a nearby factory or industry back in the day, as there is some empty land nearby which used to have some sort of buildings on it. I wish I would have spent more time here and taken more photos, but oh well, hindsight and all that...
The two sluice gates further down river
Rear of the old building
If you know anything further, I'd be interested to hear. Thanks for reading.
