Monument record MLI116053 - Former Withcall Estate Water Supply System
Summary
Reservoirs, pump house and waterwheel of the late 19th century former water supply system to the Withcall Estate.
Type and Period (4)
- RESERVOIR (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1880 AD to 1972 AD)
- POND (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1972 AD to 2050 AD)
- PUMP HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1880 AD to 2050 AD)
- WATER WHEEL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1880 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A survey of the late 19th century private water supply system to the former Withcall Estate was conducted in November 2013. The water system was installed at some point during the 1880s by Nathaniel Clayton, the Lincoln industrialist who had purchased the estate in 1870. The system gathered water from natural springs into two separate reservoirs, with that from the larger reservoir being used to drive a waterwheel driven pump to deliver water from the smaller reservoir to the various farms and houses across the estate. The arrival of mains water supply from Louth in 1972 made the system redundant, but much of the system is still in place, including the reservoirs, underground pumphouse and waterwheel. Much of the orignal 8.6km long pipeline network and several of the original storage tanks also survive across the former estate. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI15210 Report: Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. 2013. Withcall Farm Water Supply. -.
- <2> SLI15211 Article in Serial: Eric D. Newton. 2012. 'Withcall Farm Water Supply' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.47, pp.55-60.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2830 8500 (98m by 82m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WITHCALL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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