Continuing the water theme here is
Meir pumping station
Aka "Meir kids crack Palace" as christened by another explorer.
A miserable wet misty day made the area even less appealing than usual but it was nice and quiet so in we go
History on this place was a little tricky to find but after trawling the Internet this is what I've dug up.
A large reservoir at Meir, supplied by several springs in the sandstone rock, was built in 1817 by George, Marquess of Stafford, to provide water for the town. In 1844 the supply was said to be good and carried to almost all the houses in the town.
The Potteries Water Works Company, incorporated in 1847, leased the Meir works from the Duke of Sutherland from 1849 and used it to supply Longton, Fenton, and part of Stoke
It was a nice surprise to find it wasnt home to any local dead beats, just a flock of filthy flea bitten "feathered sky rats"
Looking at old photos (an anex to this has been demolished) and from labels on the electrical panels, this building was most likely the filter hall at the front with pumping equipment at the rear.
I'm unsure what the tanks outside used to store but from my experience in the chemical production industry I recognise the yellow "Broady" type pressure relief valves on top which means these must've been pressure vessels. For water treatment I'm going to guess sodium hypochlorite or maybe the flockulant aluminium sulphate.
A few nice features remain including, a couple of nice gantry cranes, Some nice fan heaters and the superb "water company green" tiles
Nice to see o graffiti inside but plenty of shit graffiti outside
External shot pinched off of the for sale advert
The only old photo I could find that showed the demolished annex
Sorry I apologise for the quality of some of the shots. The mist/low cloud/drizzle upset the camera and made long expo a bit tricky
Meir pumping station
Aka "Meir kids crack Palace" as christened by another explorer.
A miserable wet misty day made the area even less appealing than usual but it was nice and quiet so in we go
History on this place was a little tricky to find but after trawling the Internet this is what I've dug up.
A large reservoir at Meir, supplied by several springs in the sandstone rock, was built in 1817 by George, Marquess of Stafford, to provide water for the town. In 1844 the supply was said to be good and carried to almost all the houses in the town.
The Potteries Water Works Company, incorporated in 1847, leased the Meir works from the Duke of Sutherland from 1849 and used it to supply Longton, Fenton, and part of Stoke
It was a nice surprise to find it wasnt home to any local dead beats, just a flock of filthy flea bitten "feathered sky rats"
Looking at old photos (an anex to this has been demolished) and from labels on the electrical panels, this building was most likely the filter hall at the front with pumping equipment at the rear.
I'm unsure what the tanks outside used to store but from my experience in the chemical production industry I recognise the yellow "Broady" type pressure relief valves on top which means these must've been pressure vessels. For water treatment I'm going to guess sodium hypochlorite or maybe the flockulant aluminium sulphate.
A few nice features remain including, a couple of nice gantry cranes, Some nice fan heaters and the superb "water company green" tiles
Nice to see o graffiti inside but plenty of shit graffiti outside
External shot pinched off of the for sale advert
The only old photo I could find that showed the demolished annex
Sorry I apologise for the quality of some of the shots. The mist/low cloud/drizzle upset the camera and made long expo a bit tricky
