Crofton Pumping Station
Grade I listed pumping station in Great Bedwyn, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Crofton Pumping Station, near the village of Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England, supplies the summit pound of the Kennet and Avon Canal with water.
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Crofton Pumping Station | |
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Type | Pumping station |
Location | Crofton, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England |
Coordinates | 51°21′30″N 1°37′30″W |
OS grid reference | SU 2615 6227 |
Built | 1807–1809 |
Owner | Kennet and Avon Canal Trust |
Website | www |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Crofton Pumping Station |
Designated | 1 May 1985 |
Reference no. | 1034049 |
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The steam-powered pumping station is preserved and operates on selected weekends. It contains an operational Boulton & Watt steam engine dating from 1812, making it the oldest working beam engine in the world in its original engine house and capable of doing the job for which it was installed.[1]