Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 173,317 pages of information and 249,846 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Hopwas Pumping Station

From Graces Guide
Pair of rotative beam engines by Gimson & Co, Leicester, 1880

of Tamworth

South Staffordshire Water Company

The station had two single cylinder rotative beam pumping engines made by Gimson and Co 1880. Both were removed for preservation, one at Snibston Discovery Museum (now closed) and the other at Forncett Industrial Steam Museum.

The pumping station was converted into residences in 2005.


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