@@wooltman This is a temple of Omnisaiah :)))). All heretics must knee before this machines. There are some tech priests working on this magnificent machines :))))
What engineering, both the building and the machine! Now all the world cares about is smartphones, etc. Thanks to all those who work hard to preserve things like these.
These pumps we all built without the use of computers....I agree the guys that look after and restore these machines are second to none...Regards Chris
Amazing, thanks for sharing. As others have noted...the architecture is just fantastic. Men with PRIDE built that facility, and men with VISION designed, contracted, and used this wonderful facility.
Hi Chris, thanks for your answer, I'm elderly and a retired engineer. Hence my interest in this video, during my time, I've turned and milled large parts for naval ships etc, and can't help but admire the quality of workmanship done by long gone tradesmen. Again my thanks for yyour correspondance. Best regards, John.
I've cycled past Papplewick many times but never actually found it open. A friend's granddad worked for Notts Council Water dept. One of the things my friend inherited was a water supply map of Notts city: apparently showing which part of the town got its water from where. We never found it but even the knowledge of its existence helped solve a problem. At my work in the city centre just off Old Mkt Square a member of staff was always ill, and swore blind it was the water playing merry hell with her celiac as it only happened there. No one else got ill. She swore also that she jolly well knew her body and knew it was the water as the problem never occurred when she was in our Mansfield Rd office, about 10 mins walk away, or back home. Staff would move offices routinely according to shift. People, of course were divided in opinion, especially as there was only a 1/2 mile between places. Somehow my friend got wind of this and mentioned his granddad's map, saying that it was quite possible she was right. He never managed to find the map, however, but said it dated from the 1970's or 80's.
Thank you for your comment.You should visit if you can it's better seeing the building in the flesh,it's amazing...If you have children/Grand children on the grounds they have a small train you can all enjoy a ride on as well....Well worth a day out to it...Neil Martin has put a link to it in these comments which give the steaming days in 2020.......Regards Chris
I knew it had to be somewhere in Europe where they preserve and cherish their historic architecture and machines. In America, developers would have torn it down, scrapped the machine and built a strip mall or a Wal-Mart. Great video, thank you for sharing.
Yes it is in GB,We have also lost many of these pumping stations,but groups of enthusiasts around the country have got together and saved these lovely machines restoring them to working condition.We are very lucky to have guys like this that spend hours restoring them just for the love of it...Regards Chris
Oh! It's steam fired! That explains the tea kettles. Those must be the steam cylinders driving the thing. I bet the original engineers used the heat to brew their tea. Neat detail!
I can't imagine that this is in the US. Some bratty kid, from some goofy parents, would have smashed their fingers because they put them where they don't belong and a lawyer sued them and closed down the pump.
@love is my religion - Why the hell are you insulting the guy (wooltman) who filmed, edited, and uploaded this video for us all to enjoy? Were you trying to respond to Shannon Smith’s comment? Ed, Note: ‘love is my religion’ has corrected the comment to be addressed to ‘shannon’ instead of ‘wooltman’ Note as well that I think the comment is silly, but at least now it isn’t addresses to the wrong individual.
@love is my religion I'm not implying anything.I have seen many silly children that should know better than to mess with machinery,then they get hurt...There parents should also look after them better so they didn't get near these fantastic machines that are run for the enjoyment of many.Time you took a happy pill!.
There is a similar pump in Buffalo, NY, USA. Another beautiful example of the technology. The electric pumps that replaced it are about 1/1000s of the size.
I love how everything was build in those days- if its windows- its not some plain boring ordinary glass, it had to be stained glass, pillars had to be decorated with brass ornaments to make em look beautiful. People care about everything. Look at them instrument panel, its not some boring black and white oil filled gauges, its polished brass, highly detailed pieces of art. Bravo.
Almost makes me wonder if this was where they pincle in the scene for the Titanic then chopped it through the computer to look fitting for a ship. Interesting to watch these in action.
Hi Kenneth...The decor is nearly as nice as the Titanic,so much detail for just a pumping station that many of the public didn't see in the old days,lucky for us we can enjoy it on these Open/Steaming days......Best wishes Chris
Popatrzyłem i zrobiło smutno... Kiedyś maszynownia (ten zabytek odpowiada ni mniej ni więcej współczesnym hydroforniom) wyglądała jak dzieło sztuki. Piękne witraże w oknach, filary zdobione metaloplastyką, wszędzie lad i porządek. Ja wiem ze tej klasy zabytek jest szczególnie zadbany ale stawiam dolary przeciw orzechom że w chwili uruchomienia (pewnie grubo ponad sto lat temu!) wyglądał równie elegancko. Porównajmy sobie współczesne, rzekomo nowoczesne, stacje pomp czy jak kto woli hydrofornie. Wszechobecna rdza, woda kapiąca z nieszczelności, brud i smród... Taka to jest ta nasza "nowoczesność". Nie nowoczesność a bylejakość, tandeta, aby taniej, aby łatwiej... Bardzo to smutne.
Hi Steven,I was so impressed with this pump house that I have visited a lot more,this one at the moment is the most luxurious,I do know a few more that are very nice,we will visit and film them when time permits.......Best regards Chris
Hi Dennis.That is something I will think about,but on these open days it can get a bit crowded and one cannot film it like a documentary,but I will try and get more information about the pumps and add it to the remarks for all to read....Many thanks for your comment........Regards Chris
@@wooltman Beautifully maintained building and grounds. Am curious at 8:25 the steps next to the boiler, were they shaped that way in the beginning or wore down?
Doesn’t seem to be operational as there is no steam leaking past the shaft glands. Probably an electric motor turning the fly wheel. 8:37 lots of wear on those steps !
BTW: the two engines put out a total of about 500HP., although they don't have to pump the water 150ft uphill anymore. So I suspect they are almost idling now when they run.
It's simply unbelievable how much attention the engineers and builders of the past had to detail! Richly decorated columns, with artistic metalwork, base and capital, COLORFUL STAINED GLASS GLASS in the windows and the machine itself is varnished, polished to a shine. And yet, according to today's approach, it is the MOST ORDINARY ENGINE ROOM, which does not have to be beautiful... It really doesn't have to be...? A wonderful marriage of steel and brass. Incredible reliability - in fact, these machines can be used regularly even today!!! Learn, look at how it was done in the past, today's producers of trash and ugliness!!!! Producers of unnecessary disposable bulk...
Things have changed a lot from when they built these pumps, they cared about what it looked like, but only the workers ever saw inside the public couldn't see it. Just amazing building and long may it be used on open days just to show British engineering off at it's best.
@@wooltman "The things have changed a lot", unfortunately for the worse. The widespread mediocrity, quality and reliability are calling for a break. Aesthetics - no words. I have a machine for cutting bread and cold meats in my kitchen. Manual, the one with a crank. Made of cast iron, the cutting disc is of course made of steel. External elements are enameled (not varnished!). I recently replaced the wooden countertop because it was simply physically worn out. How it come? I inherited this cutting machine from my mother, and she inherited it from hers - my grandmother. My grandmother received it from her parents as a teenage girl as part of her maiden dowry (there used to be something like that). So this machine is about a hundred years old, and... it still works. Now, after replacing the countertop with elegant oak, it simply looks new, stylized to look like the old one. Seriously. And you know what? If something is certain in this world, it is that I will never change this device to a "modern" one!!! For two reasons: this item is a material testimony to the continuity of my family, this item is simply made very carefully and it works. But the funniest thing is that many of my friends ask: where did you buy such a stylish piece? So I point to the inscription on the body indicating the name of a well-known Polish pre-war company (Norblin), which even the Germans did not destroy during the occupation. The communists were bothered by... Today, only a few original devices from the Norblin factory remain, and with great effort, the people of Warsaw created a museum, more or less in the place where the factory stood. A bit similar to yours, although of course much more modest. We value our tradition very much too.
@@wooltman I'm a 70 year old American and if I make back to England this is one of the things I would like to see. I spent a week in London about 40 years ago and loved what I saw. I do love the mechanical genius it took to design devices like the pump. So simple and pure when you see the completed design, yet genius. Thanks again for the video at my age it might be as close as I get.
@@kcrreedranch I would have to agree, both terms have probably been used over the years. I had no idea where it came from until I watched a video featuring Jay Leno. Among his collectable are a few smaller steam driven devices. He used the term "Balls to the wall".
Hi John.The pumps used to pump water to the factories of Nottingham....Simply beautiful and all this for a pumping station that nobody would see,they really cared in those days...British and built to last........Regards Chris
If you like this then you should visit the Black Country Museum in Dudley in the W. Midlands of England. It’s called the Black Country because this old heavy industrial area of the industrial Midlands was at one time SO FILTHY WTH COAL, SOOT AND SMOKE that the area was literally black. I was born in the Black Country where the Industrial Revolution was really born. There was an abundance of coal, limestone, fire clay, sand and iron ore everything you need for the production of Iron and Glass. In the 18th and 19th century an immense system of canals were dug by hand, Railways were built and the Industrial Revolution took off. The Museum is AMAZING, it is an outdoor museum with a real village built from real houses and factories of the period. You can go down a real coal mine, travel for miles on the canals and through miles of tunnels. There are a series of 9 locks outside the museum that enabled canal barges to travel over the hill on which Dudley is built. At the end of this series of locks there is a Tenth Lock which is the name of a PUB. You can see a REAL WORKING BEAM ENGINE that was used to pump out the tin mines in Cornwall. It is truly an amazing place. The Black Country dialect is like nothing else you will ever hear, natives of the Black Country can talk in front of Foreigners with impunity knowing that they had little chance of being understood. Sadly it is dying out. I was born in the town of Stourbridge were the very first Steam Locomotive to run on rails in the USA was built, it was called the Stourbridge Lion. The rails that it ran on were made in the USA but they were so weak that the Lion bent them, so heavy duty rails had to be imported from England
I often wonder if some of the over engineering was done as a buffer because they didn't have the ability to calculate exactly what was needed and what a part could handle, or did they have the ability, and over engineered it anyway, a lot of things built in that era could have be made half the size they were, and still be twice as strong as they needed to be?
It really is John, also quiet,so well engineered not a knock or a clank after all these years amazing...You have to visit it to appreciate these pumps,we were blown away.....Regards Chris
wooltman This is actually the third or fourth time I've watched the video and I always think about the fountain. A massive station being used for that always makes me laugh. thought I'd finally share. Anyway, very good video!
My dad used to work in a jute mill owned by a Scottish company near Calcutta in the 1940s. He said that the used steam was condensed to make distilled water (for drinking) and the heat from the boilers were used to warm the water for use in the officers bungalows
Hi John.When I took this video,I was as wise as you,also just amazed at the machine and building...On reflection your so right it does need a few subtitles.Being a total novice with pumps like this, it could have taken me a long time to ask for all the information then adding it to the video.. In my eyes this would spoil the video of these fabulous machines,it could also get very technical for some...The information is available on line from there website....If i'm ever doing another film of these pumps I will try to add a bit more info......Regards Chris
Though the Brits made some pretty good systems for distribution of drinking water, sewage and storm water pumping stations, we Indians neglected this aspect after Independence in 1947.Very soon we were wallowing in filth and sewage and drinking doubtful water. Wish we had continued to make as good municipal facilities as these. Then we would not have to live with the dubious distinction of being the country with the largest number of people without proper drinking water and sewage treatment facilities.
Created in an era when engineered structures were housed in artistically-decorated palaces. Even the prosaic New York subway system's earliest stations were beautifully dressed out in ceramic tile. Now we have to endure "post-modernism" and graffiti-proofing and vandal-prevention in our public spaces. Feh.
It is a shame that we have lost these amazing buildings,it's a good job we have skilled enthusiasts that can restore these machines and buildings for all to see......Best wishes Chris
Hi Geoff.I hope you are keeping safe in your part of Australia...Many thanks for your comment...I'm sure you can find out all the facts and figures relating to the pumps on line,you could try this link it might help. www.papplewickpumpingstation.org.uk When I filmed the video, I try to put in as much info as I can to help the viewer, but to run a commentary over the whole video would be just too hard for me to cover...I hope the above web link helps... Best wishes Chris
Oh, those days when a pumping station would be decorated in a way fit for a king. And every machine was a work of art.
So very true,just amazing.
@@wooltman This is a temple of Omnisaiah :)))). All heretics must knee before this machines. There are some tech priests working on this magnificent machines :))))
Thanks Steve,I was just blown away with this building and pumping station just amazing.
I never tire of watching the papplewick pump at work. Watt's governor, and flywheel made great improvements in pumping.
+j swain And me,what an amazing piece of equipment,thanks for watching and commenting....Regards Chris.
What engineering, both the building and the machine! Now all the world cares about is smartphones, etc. Thanks to all those who work hard to preserve things like these.
These pumps we all built without the use of computers....I agree the guys that look after and restore these machines are second to none...Regards Chris
Amazing, thanks for sharing. As others have noted...the architecture is just fantastic. Men with PRIDE built that facility, and men with VISION designed, contracted, and used this wonderful facility.
I totally agree with your comment Giancarlo.Such an amazing building and machine,still being enjoyed today.....Regards Chris
Time was when Art and Industry could work together to produce something wonderful and useful. Those days are long gone, sad to say.
Just beautiful good British workmanship!......Regards Chris
Quite.
Hi Chris, thanks for your answer, I'm elderly and a retired engineer. Hence my interest in this video, during my time, I've turned and milled large parts for naval ships etc, and can't help but admire the quality of workmanship done by long gone tradesmen.
Again my thanks for yyour correspondance.
Best regards, John.
My pleasure John..Also check out my Compilation of Pumping stations for some other large monsters......Regards Chris
I've cycled past Papplewick many times but never actually found it open.
A friend's granddad worked for Notts Council Water dept. One of the things my friend inherited was a water supply map of Notts city: apparently showing which part of the town got its water from where. We never found it but even the knowledge of its existence helped solve a problem.
At my work in the city centre just off Old Mkt Square a member of staff was always ill, and swore blind it was the water playing merry hell with her celiac as it only happened there. No one else got ill. She swore also that she jolly well knew her body and knew it was the water as the problem never occurred when she was in our Mansfield Rd office, about 10 mins walk away, or back home. Staff would move offices routinely according to shift.
People, of course were divided in opinion, especially as there was only a 1/2 mile between places.
Somehow my friend got wind of this and mentioned his granddad's map, saying that it was quite possible she was right. He never managed to find the map, however, but said it dated from the 1970's or 80's.
Thank you for your comment.You should visit if you can it's better seeing the building in the flesh,it's amazing...If you have children/Grand children on the grounds they have a small train you can all enjoy a ride on as well....Well worth a day out to it...Neil Martin has put a link to it in these comments which give the steaming days in 2020.......Regards Chris
Beautiful. Each bearing carries its own oiler. Previously machines were work of art, well, now work of RCC and iron.
Yes, you are right...Many thanks for commenting.
@@wooltman dear sir very beautiful machine placed in equally beautiful building and surroundings. god bless for maintaining it so well
I knew it had to be somewhere in Europe where they preserve and cherish their historic architecture and machines. In America, developers would have torn it down, scrapped the machine and built a strip mall or a Wal-Mart. Great video, thank you for sharing.
Yes it is in GB,We have also lost many of these pumping stations,but groups of enthusiasts around the country have got together and saved these lovely machines restoring them to working condition.We are very lucky to have guys like this that spend hours restoring them just for the love of it...Regards Chris
wonderful job of filming! thank you for doing this and sharing
Many thanks for your nice comment,i'm glad you liked it..........Regards Chris
Oh! It's steam fired! That explains the tea kettles. Those must be the steam cylinders driving the thing. I bet the original engineers used the heat to brew their tea. Neat detail!
Hi Kevin..Yes steam fired.Still working as it was made to do all those years ago.Plus still heating the teapot! Amazing place...Regards Chris
What I like best about Papplewick is that you can get a lot closer to the machines than the other pumping stations.
That is very true,with the freedom to walk around the whole station,a great place.......Regards Chris
I keep coming back to this. Fascinating
Thanks! Your very welcome,watch it as many times as you like.
My daughters wedding was held here an we had the engines steamed for the occasion!
What a location for a wedding Peter, amazing!
I can't imagine that this is in the US. Some bratty kid, from some goofy parents, would have smashed their fingers because they put them where they don't belong and a lawyer sued them and closed down the pump.
Hi Shannon.There is always somebody out to cause trouble,they think it is a better way to make money than working for it.....Regards Chris
@love is my religion - Why the hell are you insulting the guy (wooltman) who filmed, edited, and uploaded this video for us all to enjoy? Were you trying to respond to Shannon Smith’s comment?
Ed, Note: ‘love is my religion’ has corrected the comment to be addressed to ‘shannon’ instead of ‘wooltman’
Note as well that I think the comment is silly, but at least now it isn’t addresses to the wrong individual.
@love is my religion I'm not implying anything.I have seen many silly children that should know better than to mess with machinery,then they get hurt...There parents should also look after them better so they didn't get near these fantastic machines that are run for the enjoyment of many.Time you took a happy pill!.
@love is my religion hey goofy goober.
The biggest crooks are strongly religious . Praise this and praise that now *Give me your money*
There is a similar pump in Buffalo, NY, USA. Another beautiful example of the technology. The electric pumps that replaced it are about 1/1000s of the size.
Great Britain has many of these steam pumping stations all works of art,nice to know you have them as well.....Regards Chris.
Whynot Whynot And probably a darned sight more efficient too.
A throwback to the marvels and beauty of the industrial age. Thanks for posting!
My pleasure,glad you enjoyed it......Regards Chris
I love how everything was build in those days- if its windows- its not some plain boring ordinary glass, it had to be stained glass, pillars had to be decorated with brass ornaments to make em look beautiful. People care about everything. Look at them instrument panel, its not some boring black and white oil filled gauges, its polished brass, highly detailed pieces of art. Bravo.
They did it right and built to last in those days.A-mazing!
My wife and I have just signed up as volunteers for this magnificent temple of industrial mite.
That's great.I'm sure you will enjoy your time at Papplewick.
I presume you mean MIGHT, a mite is microscopically small insect like a louse.
@@brit1066 I'm well aware what a mite is, obviously a type error on my part. As you were.
Thanks Bob,I was just blown away it was just magic just kept filming I have cut a lot out.
I really should start keeping track of how many times I've watched this video!
I've sorta lost count...
Just as long as you enjoy it lol! I have other pumping station videos you might enjoy on this channel,check them out SteamCrane....Regards Chris
This kind of mechanical beauty along with architecture will not be seen on earth again.
Yes she is a beauty.
Nice reilang oiler at 2:50. Fits right in with the rest of the pumping station.
It a good one.We loved our visit.
Utterly, utterly wonderful machinery from a great Victorian age. As people have said here, it should still be going strong in 200 years
Let's hope so,with the great work the guys do to keep it running i'm sure it will......Regards Chris
Almost makes me wonder if this was where they pincle in the scene for the Titanic then chopped it through the computer to look fitting for a ship.
Interesting to watch these in action.
Hi Kenneth...The decor is nearly as nice as the Titanic,so much detail for just a pumping station that many of the public didn't see in the old days,lucky for us we can enjoy it on these Open/Steaming days......Best wishes Chris
The engine room scene in Titanic was filmed in this ship. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Jeremiah_O%27Brien
It never ceases to amaze me how the Brits turn what could be a cold, dark, workhouse into a light, artistic space.
Hi Bubba.This building is amazing,the pumps not bad either....A pumping station that looks like a palace inside......Regards Chris
Sir Joseph Bazalgette built some insanely ornate pumping stations around London in the 1860's as well. Look more like cathedrals than anything.
This must be on par with a palace or cathedral Blaine it's fantastic.
Beautiful and amazing. What lubrication does it use?
Thank you. I'm not sure but I would think a steam oil.
It's a cathedral of technology and ingenuity!
That sums it up very well.
What a beautiful facility, thanks for the video
Our pleasure David,glad you enjoyed it.
Wonderful pumping station; every town should have one.
It surely is a pretty one.Fantastic!
Popatrzyłem i zrobiło smutno...
Kiedyś maszynownia (ten zabytek odpowiada ni mniej ni więcej współczesnym hydroforniom) wyglądała jak dzieło sztuki. Piękne witraże w oknach, filary zdobione metaloplastyką, wszędzie lad i porządek. Ja wiem ze tej klasy zabytek jest szczególnie zadbany ale stawiam dolary przeciw orzechom że w chwili uruchomienia (pewnie grubo ponad sto lat temu!) wyglądał równie elegancko.
Porównajmy sobie współczesne, rzekomo nowoczesne, stacje pomp czy jak kto woli hydrofornie. Wszechobecna rdza, woda kapiąca z nieszczelności, brud i smród...
Taka to jest ta nasza "nowoczesność". Nie nowoczesność a bylejakość, tandeta, aby taniej, aby łatwiej...
Bardzo to smutne.
Could you write in English please,thank you for commenting.
Back when machinery was also art. I love the kettles on top of the cylinder head.
I agree just amazing!
1:10 Can you please tell me what those 2 spinning spheres are?
It is the Governor,it prevents the machine from running faster than the driver has set it.
@@wooltman Perfect thanks ☺️👍
A piece of paradise for me ! those boilers should be very old ones.
I would think they have had many rebuilds over the years but they would be very old.
The fanciest, most luxurious pump house in the world! Beautiful.
Hi Steven,I was so impressed with this pump house that I have visited a lot more,this one at the moment is the most luxurious,I do know a few more that are very nice,we will visit and film them when time permits.......Best regards Chris
Steven Cooper I reckon Crossness could give her a run for her money!
Crossness: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossness_Pumping_Station
How about a technical vid explaining the machinery.
Thanks
Hi Dennis.That is something I will think about,but on these open days it can get a bit crowded and one cannot film it like a documentary,but I will try and get more information about the pumps and add it to the remarks for all to read....Many thanks for your comment........Regards Chris
@@wooltman how about doing a voice over?
@@donmelton1512 I don't think that would be a good idea,I never like hearing myself speak on film Don LOL.
@@wooltman Beautifully maintained building and grounds. Am curious at 8:25 the steps next to the boiler, were they shaped that way in the beginning or wore down?
What does this pumping station pump? potable water? sewage? natural gas? crude oil?
Much needed water to the factories of Nottingham.
You left out the important stuff. Like what are we pumping? Water, sewage, water run off. How many houses this unit supplies?
Sorry! The pumps used to pump water to the busy industries in the City of Nottingham and the area.
Thank god they saved this old engine from being scraped. What an amazing piece of art even the columns will blow your doors off. Detail every where.
I totally agree,beautiful! Many of these pumping stations were built like Palaces inside.......Regards Chris
Doesn’t seem to be operational as there is no steam leaking past the shaft glands. Probably an electric motor turning the fly wheel.
8:37 lots of wear on those steps !
MagnetOnlyMotors - or compressed air? The wine heard in the engine winding room was the compressor?
It is steam powered.
Beautiful place! Little question, what's the song at 7:24?
Sorry I cannot help you,it was just a organ playing to the crowd..
thanks anyway!
I assume water is being pumped but is it drinking water, canal water, flood control?
Water for industry in Nottingham.
BTW: the two engines put out a total of about 500HP., although they don't have to pump the water 150ft uphill anymore. So I suspect they are almost idling now when they run.
I'm sure you can find out a lot more info off there website...But she does run smoothly so you could be right.
It's simply unbelievable how much attention the engineers and builders of the past had to detail! Richly decorated columns, with artistic metalwork, base and capital, COLORFUL STAINED GLASS GLASS in the windows and the machine itself is varnished, polished to a shine. And yet, according to today's approach, it is the MOST ORDINARY ENGINE ROOM, which does not have to be beautiful... It really doesn't have to be...?
A wonderful marriage of steel and brass. Incredible reliability - in fact, these machines can be used regularly even today!!!
Learn, look at how it was done in the past, today's producers of trash and ugliness!!!! Producers of unnecessary disposable bulk...
Things have changed a lot from when they built these pumps, they cared about what it looked like, but only the workers ever saw inside the public couldn't see it. Just amazing building and long may it be used on open days just to show British engineering off at it's best.
@@wooltman "The things have changed a lot", unfortunately for the worse. The widespread mediocrity, quality and reliability are calling for a break. Aesthetics - no words.
I have a machine for cutting bread and cold meats in my kitchen. Manual, the one with a crank. Made of cast iron, the cutting disc is of course made of steel. External elements are enameled (not varnished!). I recently replaced the wooden countertop because it was simply physically worn out. How it come? I inherited this cutting machine from my mother, and she inherited it from hers - my grandmother. My grandmother received it from her parents as a teenage girl as part of her maiden dowry (there used to be something like that). So this machine is about a hundred years old, and... it still works. Now, after replacing the countertop with elegant oak, it simply looks new, stylized to look like the old one. Seriously.
And you know what? If something is certain in this world, it is that I will never change this device to a "modern" one!!! For two reasons: this item is a material testimony to the continuity of my family, this item is simply made very carefully and it works. But the funniest thing is that many of my friends ask: where did you buy such a stylish piece?
So I point to the inscription on the body indicating the name of a well-known Polish pre-war company (Norblin), which even the Germans did not destroy during the occupation. The communists were bothered by...
Today, only a few original devices from the Norblin factory remain, and with great effort, the people of Warsaw created a museum, more or less in the place where the factory stood. A bit similar to yours, although of course much more modest.
We value our tradition very much too.
Is that a museum or a pumping station?
It's a bit of both really,but it is an old Pumping station.
A regal rig for sure. A piece of art.
It's just amazing Conrad.
The Industrial Revolution Steam Power Age was incredible!
Very true.
Lovely video, but what is the pumping station used for - I know, I know, pumping water but from where to or to where and what for?
Feeding water to the factories in Nottingham.
The ornate and decorative pillars says pride in what was built.
The building and the pumps are amazing,must go back again soon!.........Best regards Chris
This is not just a machine its a work of art
Very true! Built on for the workers to see..........Cheers Chris
I remember learning about James Watt in grade school.
Nice to see his workmanship isn't it Ray...Some very clever guys about in those days,all done without a computer.....Regards Chris
@@wooltman I'm a 70 year old American and if I make back to England this is one of the things I would like to see. I spent a week in London about 40 years ago and loved what I saw. I do love the mechanical genius it took to design devices like the pump. So simple and pure when you see the completed design, yet genius. Thanks again for the video at my age it might be as close as I get.
@@1RAYGC My pleasure Ray.
just down the road from me, i used to take kids there when i was a coach driver.
I bet they had a good day,did you ride the miniature railway?
First class video,has it had a lick of paint on the walls?
Many thanks Michael.I must have had a few new coats of paint in it's time.Beautiful,sums it up nicely.
Looks lovely!
It's fantastic.Go when it's in steam to enjoy it at it's best,plus the miniature railway runs these days.This video is my most watched video.
How much force required to turn it on by flywheel ?
I sorry I cannot help you with that info...Check there website you might find out more on that...Thanks for commenting.
Excellent video tour, Thank you.
Many thanks,glad you enjoyed it........Regards Chris
Papplepwick pumping station: Rigg Lane, Off Longdale Lane, Ravenshead, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG159AJ.
Thank you. Well worth a visit.
Some people get offend when you say "balls to the wall" but machines like this is where the term originated.
The term is actually ."Balls Out" . Meaning the balls on the governor have swung out.Meaning full throttle..She was going balls out my friend.
@@kcrreedranch I would have to agree, both terms have probably been used over the years. I had no idea where it came from until I watched a video featuring Jay Leno. Among his collectable are a few smaller steam driven devices. He used the term "Balls to the wall".
Many thanks for your comment,I didn't know that's where the term came from....Regards Chris
A truly beautiful machine in a gorgeous building
They just don't make anything like this before today
I have to agree it is amazing,visiting this pumping station has got me interested in these pumps....Regards Chris
What a fantastic piece of machinery
It really is Norm,the building is amazing too.Built to last in the old days.....Regards Chris
ahhhhh yes the good times when buildings were built around machines. a thing of beauty really
Pride in there work,just amazing.
Thanks for posting your efforts, very enjoyable video!
So pleased you like it.Great day out.....Regards Chris
Love to know what it pumps? Simply gorgeous structure, machinery. Thank you. JB
Hi John.The pumps used to pump water to the factories of Nottingham....Simply beautiful and all this for a pumping station that nobody would see,they really cared in those days...British and built to last........Regards Chris
@@wooltman proud of their work, even the mundane in those days was made with care and pride
If you like this then you should visit the Black Country Museum in Dudley in the W. Midlands of England.
It’s called the Black Country because this old heavy industrial area of the industrial Midlands was at one time SO FILTHY WTH COAL, SOOT AND SMOKE that the area was literally black.
I was born in the Black Country where the Industrial Revolution was really born.
There was an abundance of coal, limestone, fire clay, sand and iron ore everything you need for the production of Iron and Glass.
In the 18th and 19th century an immense system of canals were dug by hand, Railways were built and the Industrial Revolution took off.
The Museum is AMAZING, it is an outdoor museum with a real village built from real houses and factories of the period.
You can go down a real coal mine, travel for miles on the canals and through miles of tunnels. There are a series of 9 locks outside the museum that enabled canal barges to travel over the hill on which Dudley is built. At the end of this series of locks there is a Tenth Lock which is the name of a PUB.
You can see a REAL WORKING BEAM ENGINE that was used to pump out the tin mines in Cornwall.
It is truly an amazing place.
The Black Country dialect is like nothing else you will ever hear, natives of the Black Country can talk in front of Foreigners with impunity knowing that they had little chance of being understood.
Sadly it is dying out.
I was born in the town of Stourbridge were the very first Steam Locomotive to run on rails in the USA was built, it was called the Stourbridge Lion.
The rails that it ran on were made in the USA but they were so weak that the Lion bent them, so heavy duty rails had to be imported from England
We are slowly completing or tours of the pumping stations,one day we will get to visit the B/Country Museum...Thanks for the info.....Regards Chris
The Watt's Link. That is where the linkage on my cars suspension got its name.
You could be right Mack.What type of car is that fitted on? ..Best wishes Chris
@@wooltman The rear suspension of a 2006 Chrysler P/T Cruiser.
Leave it to the British to decorate a pump house like a palace, as it should be.
Pride in there work and built to last.........Regards Chris.
@lindowan123 St Pancaras Railway Station, We almost lost it as BR wanted to flatten it in the 1970s
Where is this station I mean which country
It's in England near the City of Nottingham.
Wow, wonderful machine ever seen ! Wonderful !
Many thanks!
Thanks
No problem
Beautiful machines!
They certainly are.
I often wonder if some of the over engineering was done as a buffer because they didn't have the ability to calculate exactly what was needed and what a part could handle, or did they have the ability, and over engineered it anyway, a lot of things built in that era could have be made half the size they were, and still be twice as strong as they needed to be?
I believe they thought big is best and built to last.......Regards Chris
very fine, nice video, thank you!
Thank you........Regards Chris
It moves so smooth
It really is John, also quiet,so well engineered not a knock or a clank after all these years amazing...You have to visit it to appreciate these pumps,we were blown away.....Regards Chris
Wow, that giant pump just for the fountain in the pond
Not really Justin,it was used to pump water all over the county,I like your comment though!......Chris
wooltman This is actually the third or fourth time I've watched the video and I always think about the fountain. A massive station being used for that always makes me laugh. thought I'd finally share. Anyway, very good video!
What is it pumping? Sewage? Water? Oil? I have no idea, but yes, it is cool.
They pump fresh water now mostly by electric motors,just amazing!........Best wishes Chris
Michael steffen maybe it would be better not to know.....
Beautiful engineering and architecture
British workmanship at it's best John.
LOL, keeping the tea water hot on steam cylinder. My father used to warm up his lunch on steam pipes at work.
You have got to keep your tea warm LOL!
My dad used to work in a jute mill owned by a Scottish company near Calcutta in the 1940s. He said that the used steam was condensed to make distilled water (for drinking) and the heat from the boilers were used to warm the water for use in the officers bungalows
absolutely amazing and beautiful! Now, where is it!? Although with a name like that it has to be some English thing a ma jig.
It's in the UK, you can find out more details if you check out there website.....Welcome to my channel....Regards Chris
It's just North of Nottingham, on the way to Mansfield. Just on your left as you come off the big roundabout 😂
is that a pumper thumper cam?
I couldn't say James I'm sure you could find out on there website..
Ah, the days when beauty and function were equally important!
Beautiful machines, with just as nice buildings, they were the days.
This is so beautiful! Thank you for uploading! I really like this kind of Engineering as we have it here in Germany as well.
Glad you enjoyed the video,I have visited a few more steam pumping stations since this one!....Thank you for commenting.....Regards Chris
magnificent machinery
I'm 100% in agreement with you.British workmanship at it's best.......Regards Chris
Greg Miller. το
What is the use of this?
The station pumped much needed water to the industrial City of Nottingham.
would have loved to see the "poor people" floor as well......... I got a quick glimpse....
Will take that on board for any future videos Randy,thanks for commenting..........Regards Chris
pra que serve isso?
Thank you.
Even grimy industrial things were beautiful back then.
I don't think these pumping stations were allowed to get dirty in the old days either Alan.....Regards Chris
Amazing machinery, very ornate, subtitles explaining things would have been helpful.👍👍👍
Hi John.When I took this video,I was as wise as you,also just amazed at the machine and building...On reflection your so right it does need a few subtitles.Being a total novice with pumps like this, it could have taken me a long time to ask for all the information then adding it to the video.. In my eyes this would spoil the video of these fabulous machines,it could also get very technical for some...The information is available on line from there website....If i'm ever doing another film of these pumps I will try to add a bit more info......Regards Chris
Though the Brits made some pretty good systems for distribution of drinking water, sewage and storm water pumping stations, we Indians neglected this aspect after Independence in 1947.Very soon we were wallowing in filth and sewage and drinking doubtful water. Wish we had continued to make as good municipal facilities as these. Then we would not have to live with the dubious distinction of being the country with the largest number of people without proper drinking water and sewage treatment facilities.
Such a shame you have lost your pumps.
Perfeição!!👏👏👏👏🇧🇷
Thanks.
very beautiful, thanks for sharing
Thank you Paulo,so pleased you enjoyed the video.
Created in an era when engineered structures were housed in artistically-decorated palaces. Even the prosaic New York subway system's earliest stations were beautifully dressed out in ceramic tile. Now we have to endure "post-modernism" and graffiti-proofing and vandal-prevention in our public spaces. Feh.
It is a shame that we have lost these amazing buildings,it's a good job we have skilled enthusiasts that can restore these machines and buildings for all to see......Best wishes Chris
Amazing artwork!
It is beautiful,craftsmanship at it's best.
This belongs in the the British Museum or the Le Louvre.
It is a museum in it's own right,it shows British workmanship off at it's best.
Irrelevant, but I found the stoker's suspenders, holding up his sweat pants, kinda funny. Incredible machinery....
LOL! Hot work by the boilers Nick........Regards Chris
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
I don't know if this machine still exists
Yes it does.They still steam it on open days.
@@wooltman oh! I don't know because I am from India 😁
But will it blend?
It will do anything you want it to do!
More facts and figures please...Geoff Paul Australia.
Hi Geoff.I hope you are keeping safe in your part of Australia...Many thanks for your comment...I'm sure you can find out all the facts and figures relating to the pumps on line,you could try this link it might help. www.papplewickpumpingstation.org.uk
When I filmed the video, I try to put in as much info as I can to help the viewer, but to run a commentary over the whole video would be just too hard for me to cover...I hope the above web link helps...
Best wishes Chris