Point of interest
Papplewick Pumping Station
8 locals recommend
Location
Rigg Lane
Ravenshead, England
Tips from locals
A preserved water works dating from the 1880s, with 2 huge beam pumping engines and a picnic area. Now protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, the highest preservation order that can be bestowed upon a site in England, the Pumping Station holds regular steaming events throughout the year, wedding ceremonies and education visits.
Papplewick Pumping Station, situated in open agricultural land approximately 3 miles by road from the Nottinghamshire village of Papplewick, was built by Nottingham Corporation Water Department between 1881 and 1884 to pump water from the Bunter sandstone to provide drinking water to the City of Nottingham, in England.
30 minutes away. A really unusual place to go. Industrial musuem with steam! Interesting exhibits for children and adults plus special events including Steam Punk.