Steam Pumping Station Papplewick - Nottingham

[@brianhutchings1447]

Absolutely worth a day out, the engines are truly works of art and in a wonderful setting. I was fortunate to first visit when the engines were actually pumping Nottingham's water supply.

[@enosmills7278]

Are these engine still in operation?

[@davidgrisez]

This water pumping station that was built in the 19th century is very artistic and ornate. With the machinery in it it looks like a work of art. Modern pumping stations today with electric motor driven pumps look very plain and ordinary. Back in the 19th century a water pumping station was a thing of beauty.

[@RaggyAl1971]

That was me firing the boiler,loved every minute of it,I sadly left the station in 2020.Tim Simons was one of my best mates up there,he sadly died some years ago.

[@aplinewalker]

Very nice video Papplewick pumping station is a wonderful example of victorian enginering at its very very best. My dad was a keen train spotter but when B.R steam was gone he turned to staitionary pumping and collery winding enginges, and Papplewick was the first engine we ever saw, and it was still in service at the time. its furture hanging in the balance but thank goodness it was preserved, I must re-visit one day.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Wonderful video

[@Megamike073]

Truly amazing engineering.

[@thewr0ngchild]

Beautiful place, beautiful machines, with such an important message behind it all, treat water with the respect it deserves! We take fresh, clean and safe water for granted every day and treat it as a human right. It is a human right, and one that so many people still do not have access to!. Hardly any of us are aware of what has and still is going into delivering clean and safe water to our taps. The machines may have changed, the methods may have changed, but the message is still the same! This is why we pay for water, so we can have clean and safe water delivered to our homes and everyone involved in it's supply is paid for their work, which is life preserving work. Kudos to the engineers, workers, sewer workers, sewage treatment plant staff, water network maintenance people, and everyone involved over the decades in the supply of our safe, clean water and sanitation!.

[@AVALON563]

Hi Thanks for your comments, we have now released Part one of Steam Powered Pumping Stations with Papplewick, Clay Mills, Crofton and Dogdyke. Part two with Abbey, Mill Meece, Leawood and WestonZoyland is in edit right now. Graham - Avalon Video

[@lordadamfirst]

Underrated part of Nottingham. I used to visit this place as a kid.

[@Kevin-wj4ed]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!

[@allanegleston4931]

lovely engine . a question if i may, what is the poropise of the grasshopper movent ?. thanks .

[@janstolk486]

That was made when people still had taste and culture !

[@otisarmyalso]

Flew into Nottingham airports sorry to miss fthis but was short visa to visit Newcastle

[@ichabodon]

Victorian engineering was out of this world. Just blue prints, if even that. No slide rules either. Just how did they do it?

[@gagatube]

Back in the day when a great Engineer was a prince among men!

[@jameslaurencesmith7537]

what are the opening hours?

[@ramo7963]

c'est un monument "vivent"

[@hugobosswood9002]

This is the problem with true history is it’s being hidden from us. They built all that without electricity, power tools and plant machinery 🤔 Awesome video btw Question everything just use your eyes and see these types of buildings all over the world

[@gagatube]

Steam power was the electricity of the Victorian era. They had power tools and plant machinery - steam powered ones, they were just not available to everyone.