Introduction
Me and @V50jake went on a recent trip to Buckinghamshire to look at a few pump houses and other places that we eventually managed to find. I found this one via a low-quality photo online, I expected it to either be well sealed or completely stripped but it was a lovely surprise to see all machinery extant.
Information & History
There really isn’t much history I could find on this one. According to @mingerocket, it appears as if the Pump House was constructed around the 1970s or a bit earlier by looking at the machinery. The building comprises of split case centrifugal pumps, in addition to some nice switches and gauges dotted around, and a control panel.
At the rear of the building, there is an old burnt-out Ford Mondeo Estate. The fire affected part of the roof of the pump house and this made for some lovely lighting and has let some greenery seep through over the years.
The Pumping Station itself was owned and operated by Anglian Water, but there is no body of water directly next to the building (no stream, river etc) so I’m unsure of the exact purpose of this one. It’s been disused for at least 12 years and is now privately owned. The owner is trying to get the building demolished and replaced with a dwelling, but planning has been refused a couple of times due to the small plot size amongst some other reasons.
The Explore
We spent around an hour or so inside taking photos and trying to find any traces of info about the building, Mingerocket did some further research to find some further information on this site and its use, but there doesn’t appear to be much info on it.
Onto the photos:
Starting with an external, it is a very unsuspecting little building amongst some trees:
A few overview shots:
A closer look at the pumps:
Someone's lost a shoe!
Some nameplates for any pump nerds here!
A nice gauge on the wall...
The main control panel complete with gauges...
Electrical boxes on the far wall...
A mossy dial...
Not sure why this was in here...
And finally the burnt-out Mondeo out the back...
Thanks for looking.
Me and @V50jake went on a recent trip to Buckinghamshire to look at a few pump houses and other places that we eventually managed to find. I found this one via a low-quality photo online, I expected it to either be well sealed or completely stripped but it was a lovely surprise to see all machinery extant.
Information & History
There really isn’t much history I could find on this one. According to @mingerocket, it appears as if the Pump House was constructed around the 1970s or a bit earlier by looking at the machinery. The building comprises of split case centrifugal pumps, in addition to some nice switches and gauges dotted around, and a control panel.
At the rear of the building, there is an old burnt-out Ford Mondeo Estate. The fire affected part of the roof of the pump house and this made for some lovely lighting and has let some greenery seep through over the years.
The Pumping Station itself was owned and operated by Anglian Water, but there is no body of water directly next to the building (no stream, river etc) so I’m unsure of the exact purpose of this one. It’s been disused for at least 12 years and is now privately owned. The owner is trying to get the building demolished and replaced with a dwelling, but planning has been refused a couple of times due to the small plot size amongst some other reasons.
The Explore
We spent around an hour or so inside taking photos and trying to find any traces of info about the building, Mingerocket did some further research to find some further information on this site and its use, but there doesn’t appear to be much info on it.
Onto the photos:
Starting with an external, it is a very unsuspecting little building amongst some trees:
A few overview shots:
A closer look at the pumps:
Someone's lost a shoe!
Some nameplates for any pump nerds here!
A nice gauge on the wall...
The main control panel complete with gauges...
Electrical boxes on the far wall...
A mossy dial...
Not sure why this was in here...
And finally the burnt-out Mondeo out the back...
Thanks for looking.
