Quite interesting Andy. With the Covid outbreak now lots of people dying daily in this pandemic. Back then this was built to stop a different pandemic.. Cholera.. Great history for sure!. Cheers from Missouri USA!
What a amazing engine it will be a fantastic thing to see working, i went Birmingham industrial and science museum and to watch the victorian and other eras steam and other machines workings was amazing ,thanks for this informative clip ,Neil
@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 when watching i thought it might be its amazing ti see how they were built but had a beauty even though industrial heavily built but craftsmanship was built in ,Neil
Grew up near Lichfield but knew nothing about this, thanks for that insight Andy. There is a working beam engine in Eastney, near where I used to live, which was built to pump sewage out to sea. Also as a result of the cholera epidemic I believe.
Are the boilers still there? Are/were they in a separate boiler house? When was the chimney taken down? A work of beauty and compliments to the people preserving this engine.
What a great video Andy, shame it's not running yet! That'll be great for the community when it is. I've been to 2 or 3 beam engines, and they always fascinate me. I never knew about this one, and like all of them, they give way to electric pumps, so they need to be preserved. They are our industrial heritage after all, and this one will add to the numbers.
Hi Graham - glad you found t interesting. I think that n the absence of any boiler kit the plan will be to free it up enough to have the engine rotate and show how the mechanism worked. That means that the electric pump room can be used for community activities. Its a great memorial to the age,
Hi Andy. Check out the Cholera cemetery in Willenhall on Doctors piece. A quick google will bring up the information. There is a small memorial there too. Nice video by the way. 👍🏼
He missed a few, not the least of which are: Papplewick (north of Nottingham) Crofton, a pair of 42 inch engines, one of which is the oldest working beam engine in the world in its original building
Rob, Papplewick is mentioned at 8:15. Crofton, as much as I love the place, was not really part of a scheme to deal with cholera or Public Health and wellbeing which was the subject of the video.
@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 they certainly are. In Birkenhead there is Shore Road Pumping Station which houses the worlds biggest grasshopper beam engine which is just locked up and closed. Luckily I had a private visit of it in February 2020 which is on my channel
As you leave Lichfield travelling towards Walsall you climb up towards Muckley corner, through the area of Pipehill. I wonder was Pipehill named after this set up?? Also as i live on a boat close by i must pop in sometime.
@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 Hi Andy, Pipehill use to feed fresh water to the city of Lichfield, as far back as about 1500s, a book worth looking at is: Lichfield conduit trust.
Not one of your better efforts... As in the old adage "don't work with children and animals", add 'don't work with interviewees who repeat the question'.... Lovely views of Victorian muscle machines.
Lived for 36 years in Lichfield and knew nowt about it. Much appreciated video. Thanks
I was a pleasure to make Bryn
This is truly fascinating viewing
Glad you enjoyed it Ruth.
Great peice
Brilliant
Another excellent vlog and it is fascinating to see the strands that the canal network had.
Glad you enjoyed it
Brilliant.
Quite interesting Andy. With the Covid outbreak now lots of people dying daily in this pandemic. Back then this was built to stop a different pandemic.. Cholera.. Great history for sure!. Cheers from Missouri USA!
There is something circular about the story.
Well, well I am amazed, I did not know that this pumping station existed.
This is definitely on my list to visit, so near too ! - Fantastic !
Its rather spectacular isnt it!
What a amazing engine it will be a fantastic thing to see working, i went Birmingham industrial and science museum and to watch the victorian and other eras steam and other machines workings was amazing ,thanks for this informative clip ,Neil
The engine in the science museum is the one taken out of one of the BCN pumping stations.
@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 when watching i thought it might be its amazing ti see how they were built but had a beauty even though industrial heavily built but craftsmanship was built in ,Neil
Andy Thanks for this I knew nothing about this engine. Its worth visting Claymills on a steaming day if you are going through Burton on your boat
Grew up near Lichfield but knew nothing about this, thanks for that insight Andy. There is a working beam engine in Eastney, near where I used to live, which was built to pump sewage out to sea. Also as a result of the cholera epidemic I believe.
Glad you enjoyed it - a hidden treasure.
Eyup from Derbyshire. Absolutely fascinating and incredible look into the ingenuity of the Victorians
Very interesting from a historical perspective but also for the plans for the future.
Its a great bit of old kit - and largely unrecognised.
Are the boilers still there? Are/were they in a separate boiler house? When was the chimney taken down? A work of beauty and compliments to the people preserving this engine.
The boilers are long gone and I guess the chimney went in the 60's when the electric pumps were installed.
What a great video Andy, shame it's not running yet! That'll be great for the community when it is. I've been to 2 or 3 beam engines, and they always fascinate me. I never knew about this one, and like all of them, they give way to electric pumps, so they need to be preserved. They are our industrial heritage after all, and this one will add to the numbers.
Hi Graham - glad you found t interesting. I think that n the absence of any boiler kit the plan will be to free it up enough to have the engine rotate and show how the mechanism worked. That means that the electric pump room can be used for community activities. Its a great memorial to the age,
@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 - I've seen one running on compressed air, but I can't remember where it was!
@@danensis Could that be the water pumping engine at Claymills?
@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 - no, the boilers had been scrapped, and they were just running on compressed air. I must try and remember where it was.
@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 - not the one I saw, but here's a video of something similar: th-cam.com/video/vpWouwAqM1I/w-d-xo.html
Hi Andy. Check out the Cholera cemetery in Willenhall on Doctors piece. A quick google will bring up the information. There is a small memorial there too.
Nice video by the way. 👍🏼
That sounds interesting - will do next time I am over that way.
He missed a few, not the least of which are:
Papplewick (north of Nottingham)
Crofton, a pair of 42 inch engines, one of which is the oldest working beam engine in the world in its original building
Rob, Papplewick is mentioned at 8:15. Crofton, as much as I love the place, was not really part of a scheme to deal with cholera or Public Health and wellbeing which was the subject of the video.
I volunteer at Tees Cottage Pumping Station
I had to Google Tees Cottage! These old pumping stations are overlooked gems.
@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 they certainly are. In Birkenhead there is Shore Road Pumping Station which houses the worlds biggest grasshopper beam engine which is just locked up and closed. Luckily I had a private visit of it in February 2020 which is on my channel
As you leave Lichfield travelling towards Walsall you climb up towards Muckley corner, through the area of Pipehill. I wonder was Pipehill named after this set up?? Also as i live on a boat close by i must pop in sometime.
I think the name predates the pipeline, but I don't know its origins.
@@lifeat2.3milesanhour57 Hi Andy, Pipehill use to feed fresh water to the city of Lichfield, as far back as about 1500s, a book worth looking at is: Lichfield conduit trust.
Very interesting but not much evidence of social distancing between you indoors! Hope you're both still well?
We are fine!
Not one of your better efforts... As in the old adage "don't work with children and animals", add 'don't work with interviewees who repeat the question'....
Lovely views of Victorian muscle machines.