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New River, Amwell End Pumping Station

A Grade II Listed Building in Ware, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8073 / 51°48'26"N

Longitude: -0.0277 / 0°1'39"W

OS Eastings: 536075

OS Northings: 213912

OS Grid: TL360139

Mapcode National: GBR KBL.RSH

Mapcode Global: VHGPH.GTQX

Plus Code: 9C3XRX4C+WW

Entry Name: New River, Amwell End Pumping Station

Listing Date: 25 October 1976

Last Amended: 13 September 1995

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1275444

English Heritage Legacy ID: 412220

ID on this website: 101275444

Location: Ware, East Hertfordshire, SG12

County: Hertfordshire

District: East Hertfordshire

Civil Parish: Ware

Built-Up Area: Ware

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Ware Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description



WARE TOWN

TL3613NW NEW RIVER
829-1/14/204 (North side)
25/10/76 Amwell End Pumping Station
(Formerly Listed as:
LONDON ROAD
Amwell End Pumping Station)

GV II

Pumping station. c1867, with C20 alterations. The earliest
pumping station to be erected on the New River was at Amwell
Hill in 1847, followed by Amwell End in 1867. The latter
consists of an Italianate single T-shaped building, in
yellow-brown stock brick, with a Welsh slated roof. Pediment
gables to ends of cross-wing, eaves cornice, and building
terminates in a low square tower, with one semicircular headed
tall small paned window in each side, below brick band,
cornice and parapet concealing roof.
(The Industrial Archaeology of the British Isles: Branch
Johnson W: The Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire: Newton
Abbot: 1970-: 179).


Listing NGR: TL3607513912

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