A Lost Tramway in the Middle of Nowhere. Sussex Map Mysteries: Episode 5
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2021
- Released for Sussex Day 2021 - Happy Sussex Day to all residents of Sussex!
Old maps often have curious things on them, which lead us back to a different age. Join me as I discover what some of these things were, and what is left today.
In this episode I visit Brede Waterworks, just north of Hastings. The waterworks were opened at the end of the Victorian era to supply water to the rapidly growing towns of Hastings and St Leonards on the coast. The problem was, having steam engines to pump the water to Hastings meant they needed a supply of coal. There was no road access and the River Brede was just too far away.
The solution was the creation of a tramway, which had its own dedicated steam engine, to transport the coal from a wharf at Brede Bridge to the pumping station, just under a mile away.
Join me as I explore the area and look into the history of the Brede Waterworks Tramway.
If you want to visit the waterworks then they are open monthly, although at the time of writing they have been closed for 15 months due to covid-19. The earliest they will reopen is August 2021.
Brede Steam Giants Website: bredesteamgiants.co.uk/
Brede Steam Giants Facebook (latest info): / bredesteamgiants
UK Railmap Online: www.railmaponline.com/UKIEMap...
All other maps are available at the NLS Website: maps.nls.uk/
(with the exception of the current OS Map of Hastings, which is shown for for illustrative purposes)
Amberley Working Museum is excellent but is currently open for pre-booked tickets only: www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/
Finally, thanks to the Sussex Flag Facebook page, whose Sussex Day image I did actually nick! / sussexflag
All images used are believed to be out of copyright and have been sourced from various places, including Wikipedia. - บันเทิง
Great stuff Steve. I loved it
They have open days at the pumping station. Well worth a visit.
Very interesting Steve, I'd never heard of this before.
happy Sussex day!