Building record MLI43558 - Dogdyke Pumping Station, Tattershall
Summary
Dogdyke Pumping Station, Tattershall
Type and Period (5)
- DRAINAGE MILL (Post Medieval - 1796 AD to 1856 AD)
- BEAM ENGINE (Post Medieval to Second World War - 1856 AD to 1940 AD)
- OIL ENGINE (Second World War to 21st Century - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)
- ENGINE HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1856 AD to 2050 AD)
- PUMPING STATION (Post Medieval to Modern - 1796 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
A good example of a small fen drainage installation. It is a simple rectangular brick building with cast iron window frames and slate roof, which contains a ?Boulton and Watt beam engine of 1855, which drives via a reduction gear, a cast iron scoop wheel with wooden blades. There is also a boiler by William Foster of Lincoln. The building was last used in 1940 and the chimney was felled in 1942. The condition of the equipment was good although the building (still with lined plaster walls inside) was suffering from neglect. {1}{3}
The first pump on this site was wind powered and begun in 1796, draining land in Tattershall and Tattershall Thorpe parishes. The wind powered pump was replaced by a beam engine in 1856. The beam engine operated until 1940 when it was replaced by a Ruston and Hornsby diesel engine, housed in an adjacent engine. A trust was established in 1973 to restore the steam engine and it fired up again in 1977. The engine was made by Bradley and Craven of Wakefield in 1855 to 1856 and is a low pressure double acting separate condenser engine of sixteen horse power (approximately). It is capable of lifting twenty five tons of water per minute via the scoop wheel. {2}
A survey of the pumping station buildings was carried out in 2001. {5}
For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI3321 Index: SMR FILE. TATTERSHALL. TF 25 SE:X,1972, JGC.
- <2> SLI958 Leaflet: DOGDYKE PUMPING STATION PRESERVATION TRUST. DOGDYKE STEAM PUMPING STATION. -.
- <3> SLI4108 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1972. AM 7. SAM 264.
- <4> SLI9432 Article in Serial: Classic Power and Traction. pp.7-9.
- <5> SLI11416 Report: Sleaford U3A. 2002. Dogdyke Pumpring Station, Tattershall Bridge: A Survey. -.
- <6> SLI9195 Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 6/51; 457.002.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 20578 55824 (19m by 9m) (2 map features) |
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| Civil Parish | TATTERSHALL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Building survey of Dogdyke Pumping Station, Tattershall (ELI7829)
- Event - Survey: Site visit to Dogdyke Pumping Station (ELI7830)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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