1982

TQ3163 : Waddon Pumping Station

taken 42 years ago, near to Beddington, Sutton, England

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Waddon Pumping Station
Waddon Pumping Station
These were the last reciprocating steam waterworks pumps in the UK and were formally retired in 1983. The station contained a pair of horizontal cross compound engines with slide valve cylinders. The piston tail rods drove well pumps on one side (low pressure) and a double acting force pump on the other side (high pressure). One engine was 1910 by James Simpson & Co and the other 1920 by Worthington-Simpson Ltd. Both survive off site.
The building is seen here - TQ3163 : Waddon Pumping Station.

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Category: Steam engines
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · The Stationary Steam Engine Automatic Clusters: · Steam Pumping Engines [10] · Waddon was the last Waterworks [6] Other Photos: · Kew Bridge Steam Museum, steam pumping engine Title Clusters: · Waddon Pumping Station [5] ·
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TQ3163, 118 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 13 May, 1982   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 6 March, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 313 639 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:21.5403N 0:6.9358W
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