Crofton Pumping Station
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Crofton Pumping Station is a historic 19th-century steam-powered pumping facility in Wiltshire, England, built to lift water to the summit level of the Kennet and Avon Canal and now preserved as an industrial heritage site.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial heritage site
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pumping station ⓘ steam-powered pumping station ⓘ |
| architect | John Rennie the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Kennet and Avon Canal Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Canal infrastructure in England
ⓘ
Grade I listed industrial buildings in Wiltshire ⓘ Steam museums in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Wilton Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1807 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| engineType | Cornish beam engine ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fuelType | coal ⓘ |
| function | to maintain water levels in the canal summit pound ⓘ |
| hasActivity | steam operating days ⓘ |
| hasEngine |
1812 Boulton and Watt beam engine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1846 Harvey of Hayle beam engine ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
canal history displays
ⓘ
historic steam engines ⓘ |
| hasPart |
beam engine house
ⓘ
boiler house ⓘ chimney ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.croftonbeamengines.org/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | contains one of the oldest working beam engines still in its original location ⓘ |
| inception | 1809 ⓘ |
| locatedAtElevation | near the summit pound of the Kennet and Avon Canal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Great Bedwyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Kennet and Avon Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Crofton, Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kennet and Avon Canal Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Kennet and Avon Canal Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| purpose | to pump water to the summit level of the Kennet and Avon Canal ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| tourismType | industrial archaeology attraction ⓘ |
| uses | steam power ⓘ |
| waterSource | Wilton Water reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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