Dave Hanmer
Brindley Bank Pumping Station
Brindley Bank Pumping Station just outside of Rugeley was built in 1905 Tudor Style, at the request of Sir Charles Wolseley. It truly is a beautiful building. It was possibly designed by himself to be in keeping with Wolseley Hall.
Coal from the boilers came by canal to a small wharf below the station. The Pumping Station houses a 92 foot long Horizontal Steam Engine made by Hawthorn Davy of Leeds, presented as a static museum piece. The former boiler house is now the Museum of South Staffordshire Water Company which may be viewed by appointment or on occasional Open Days. Electric pumps are still used when the station is needed to provide 'stand-by' supplies.
Brindley Bank Pumping Station
Brindley Bank Pumping Station just outside of Rugeley was built in 1905 Tudor Style, at the request of Sir Charles Wolseley. It truly is a beautiful building. It was possibly designed by himself to be in keeping with Wolseley Hall.
Coal from the boilers came by canal to a small wharf below the station. The Pumping Station houses a 92 foot long Horizontal Steam Engine made by Hawthorn Davy of Leeds, presented as a static museum piece. The former boiler house is now the Museum of South Staffordshire Water Company which may be viewed by appointment or on occasional Open Days. Electric pumps are still used when the station is needed to provide 'stand-by' supplies.