pumping station

A relaxed morning explore back In April. A bit of a creepy location just sat in a wooded creek didn't see a soul not even a dog walker. History-The Hunger Hill Pumping Station is a derelict 1924 stone building situated in Corporation Wood, near Holymoorside, Chesterfield. Built for the...

Purl's Bridge Pumping Station At the end of last year, @Wastelandr @dansgas1000 and I did a short Fenland pump house gala in which we visited Southery pump house along with Purls Bridge pumping station. We had a look at a couple of other big active stations in the area too, just to marvel at...

I've visited this place a number of times over the last 5 years and always assumed the raised 'humps' were covered reservoirs that were something to do with the pair of Dorman diesel engine driven pumps I'd found back in 2019. Anyway after seeing posts pop recently I decided do do some more...

Nestled down in the Cathole Valley, in the middle of a dense forest lies Hunger Hill Pumping Station. Constructed by the Chesterfield Corporation, it was completed in 1924, as indicated by a large engraved stone above the entrance arch. It is one of two Corporation Waterworks in Holymoorside...

Introduction One I had forgotten to post! A nice old pumping station based in the Somerset Levels which I visited back in October 2024. I originally put a few pics of this in the photo thread a while back, but I managed to find some history on it so thought it was worthy of making a standalone...

Saw this pop up on here a few weeks ago posted by @Mr.Ziggystardust and it looked interesting so we called in while exploring around Cheshire. History - In 1949, following a study carried out in 1947, the ICI Company was commissioned by the Ministry of Fuel and Power to develop a small salt...

This was the first location from our 2025 trip to Italy. We thought that it was a hydro power station because the album we saw the photos in called it a hydro power station but it was in fact a pumping station. The flat bits in the east and north-east of Italy are full of water channels and...

Another one from our recent trip to Italy, the country that keeps on giving. This one is an old pumping station in a fairly dilapidated state. There is no history to be found, but a small part of the roof was partially-collapsed prior to 2003, half-collapsed by 2015, and some more of it was gone...

Introduction Stylish exterior shot of the pumping station (sorry about the HDR artefacts at the top of the image). After a short break from urbex following an injury — during which I visited several sites not worth documenting — I finally found this little gem while exploring the French...

Bit of a delay in getting this one up! I've been pretty busy, plus an incredible 5 week holiday in Australia not long after I visited here, means a slight delay in posting to say the least! It's a rather nice, photogenic place here and despite not arriving until it was dark outside due to a...

Introduction @JakeV50 and I have explored numerous pumping stations and water infrastructure sites over the last couple of years, searching for interesting finds. While many are undocumented, they’re often not the most exciting locations due to their size. Some visits were unsuccessful, others...

History nicked from @dansgas1000 The pumps were initially powered by a small Blackstone Diesel engine, model OP. Looking at similar examples online I would guess that this engine was capable of producing around 20 horsepower. The power would’ve originally been delivered to the pumps via a...

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...

This was a place I had pinned on my map years ago, but always kind of brushed it off as not worth going to, however my friend had factored it in to the day trip he planned and I actually didn't realise it was the same place until later on. There isn't much in the way of information out there...