Record Details
| NHER Number: | 4797 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of post medieval drainage pump |
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Summary
This is the location of the remains of a disused drainage pump. It was set up here in 1849 by Hardings of King's Lynn and was replaced by a diesel engine in 1942 after falling derelict. It was partly demolished in 1990 to allow a new building to be erected.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 7015 9791 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL79NW |
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| Parish: | NORTHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
This is the location of the remains of a disused drainage pump.
E. Rose (NAU/NLA).
Windpump formerly here. In 1849 a beam engine was erected by Hardings of Lynn. Decorative A-frame engine with elbow instead of stop valve driving a scoop wheel of which the gear segments were cast with the rim. Derelict in 1937, scrapped 1942 and replaced by an Allen diesel. Part demolished 1990 so that a new steel building stands inside the ruins of the old. The 1849 plaque is in store.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA) 22 October 2004.
Monument Types
- PUMPING STATION (19th Century to Late 20th Century - 1849 AD to 1990 AD)
- WIND PUMP (19th Century to Late 20th Century - 1849 AD to 1990 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Hinde, K.. 2004. Pumping Stations in the Norfolk Fens Part 3, East of Ouse.. NIAS Journal. vol 7, pt 4, pp 100-101.. |
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