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Latitude: 52.9553 / 52°57'18"N
Longitude: -1.1612 / 1°9'40"W
OS Eastings: 456445
OS Northings: 340093
OS Grid: SK564400
Mapcode National: GBR LLN.PR
Mapcode Global: WHDGS.4Z99
Plus Code: 9C4WXR4Q+4G
Entry Name: Waterworks Pumping Station
Listing Date: 30 November 1995
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1254997
English Heritage Legacy ID: 458546
ID on this website: 101254997
Location: The Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1
County: City of Nottingham
Electoral Ward/Division: Radford and Park
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Nottingham
Traditional County: Nottinghamshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Nottinghamshire
Church of England Parish: Nottingham St Peter with St James
Church of England Diocese: Southwell and Nottingham
Tagged with: Pumping station
NOTTINGHAM
SK5640SW ROPEWALK
646-1/12/540 (North East side)
Waterworks pumping station
II
Waterworks pumping station, now workshop. 1850. For the
Nottingham Waterworks Co. Red brick with ashlar dressings and
hipped concrete tile roof. Gothic Revival style.
Chamfered plinth, buttresses, modillion cornice, coped
parapet. 2 storeys; 1 x 3 bays. Pointed arched openings with
ashlar surrounds.
Main entrance front, to south, has a segmental pointed doorway
with late C20 doors and screen, flanked by angle buttresses.
Above, a double lancet. Each side has a central buttress
flanked by double lancets, and above, 3 single lancets. North
side has a single lancet, and 2 smaller lancets above.
At the north west corner, a square tower, 2 stages, formerly
with a pyramidal roof. Modillion string course and moulded
parapet. On the lower stage, diaper work and a single lancet.
Upper stage has a single lancet on each side.
This pumping station was the first of a series of pumping
stations built to extract water from artesian wells to
supplement the cities water supply. It worked till 1880, when
Nottingham Corporation took control of the water undertakings.
It was used as a garage from 1930.
(Get to know Nottingham: Brand K: The Park estate, Nottingham:
Nottingham: 1984-: 20; Plan of the Town Of Nottingham (etc):
Salmon E: Nottingham: 1861-; City of Nottingham Water
Department: Short History of the Waterworks: Nottingham:
1930-).
Listing NGR: SK5644540093
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