2023

SJ8333 : Mill Meece Pumping Station – ram pump

taken 10 months ago, near to Millmeece, Staffordshire, England

Mill Meece Pumping Station – ram pump
Mill Meece Pumping Station – ram pump
This is the pump attached to the 1914 Ashton Frost engine in 1924 which pumped water lifted from the borehole up to the Hanchurch reservoir Link . It continued to do so for a considerable period after the lift pumps were disconnected in favour of electric motors, the programme of conversion being disrupted by the onset of World War 2.
Mill Meece Pumping Station

Mill Meece Pumping Station is located in the village of Millmeece in Staffordshire. Its function, powered by steam engines, was to pump water from boreholes to a reservoir in Hanchurch, from which it would supply the Potteries area.
The Chimney is Grade II listed. The pumping station was first put to work with one engine, two boreholes and two boilers in 1915 though did not pump to the public water supply until 1919. The second engine pumping from two new boreholes first pumped water in 1928. Both engines continued to operate until 22 December 1979. Water is still pumped from the Mill Meece site by electric pumps, but the steam engines remain in their original location.
The pumping station is open to the public.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Water resources Former: Pumping Station Period: Early 20th Century Date: 1924 other tags: Stationary Steam Engine Steam Pump Grade II(star) Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 19 May, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8300 3392 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:54.1467N 2:15.2510W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8301 3392
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