The Underground Reservoir and the Pumping Station

The Underground Reservoir and the Pumping Station
In this video we visit the beautiful and historical site of Papplewick Pumping Station and the connecting Papplewick Underground Victorian Reservoir.
Operating from 1884 this beautiful example of Nottingham history is on another level. We begin at the engine house, having a look inside whilst everything is operational.
Then it's onto the 120 foot tall brick chimney that dominates the site.
Finally we take a little look inside the abandoned underground brick built reservoir. This is indeed the high point of the visit....
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[@donnypete]

Fantastic. What an amazing underwater reservoir

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks for watching Pete

[@sarahwinfield3989]

Another enjoyable and instructional video. Thanks for posting.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Glad you enjoyed it Sarah

[@2010ditta]

What an amazing place, especially the underground reservoir. Nice one..all the best.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much Tim

[@nigelbarker4135]

Some of Britain’s best brick work is hidden underground in these reservoirs and sewers. Great blog ant👍👏👏👏👏👏. Keep up the great content😀

[@martinmarsola6477]

A very interesting and amusing video this day. The building is in great shape for its age. The basement is stunning to see. The background music is mesmerizing to listen to. Thank you for the video, Ant. Enjoy the weekend. Cheers mate! ❤😊

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

unbelievable, beautiful, stunning a great presentation. thanks a lot.

[@matthewtrueblood408]

Beautiful Papplewick. Visited there numerous times

[@TrekkingExploration]

Lovely isn't it

[@MrVinnyh]

From the air showing the pond/lakeand builds looked like a stately house not something to do with clean water. The way the arches of the reservoir are made, makes you think of a Cathedral. There is somrthing hypnotic about beam engines, you loose time just watching them! Thank you putting this vlog up Ant 👍👍

[@Marc_von_Hoffrichter]

WOW! What an incredible place. Fantastic imagery mate, wonderful story. Thanks for sharing Ant, cheers cobber.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Cheers mate Thanks for watching

[@Marc_von_Hoffrichter]

Always mate, always!!@@TrekkingExploration

[@johngaskins4700]

The underground shots are beautiful, thank you for filming it.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much for watching John

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

@@TrekkingExploration Here' s My video showing the locations you neglected to mention for some strange reason?.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5u0ZomfdqmZmNU

[@macstyle2012]

Reminds me of a visit I went on to Crossness Pumping station when they had the steam pump running.

[@rob1134]

Very well put together and very interesting. Kept me engrossed from start to finish. BBC are missing out. You could easily have a weekly slot.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Very kind Rob thanks so very much indeed ☺️

[@dwrowley]

Great video and pictures, they certainly knew how to build beautiful architecture back in the day

[@christinegibbins6105]

Thank you Ant, that was so interesting, the beautiful craftsmanship a delight. Take care.

[@Carolb66]

Very interesting video Ant, beautiful pump house victorian craftmenship at its very best. The machinery is in immaculate condition & it looks do complicated to run! The outdoor space is stunning. The underground reservoir was not what i was expecting it was out of this world the building was absolutely beautiful, a treat to see. Thanks again. ❤😊

[@philliphammond399]

Hi Ant, more engineering at its best in the buildings and the pumping station equipment. Thanks very much for an excellent video.

[@bobingram6912]

A cathedral for water, stunning. What a fantastic vid, now I can appreciate why you walked IoW to raise funds for this magnificent piece of history.👍👍👍👍

[@TrekkingExploration]

Glad you enjoyed it. I'm interested in finding others like this

[@Tuberuser187]

Another fantastic explore, I don't know how you manage to visit so many places and get consistently good footage but I'm glad you do, I could never get to see or get around all these places.

[@shirleylynch7529]

What a fabulous video. So interesting. Filming superb. Remarkable place. The music was so , trying to think of a word, “eerily enchanting”. I felt drawn in. I would love to visit this place. Thank you Ant for another masterpiece.

[@binarydinosaurs]

Well that's definitely something I'd like to go and see, along with Crossness on the Thames. Nice one!

[@malcolmrichardson3881]

Superb footage which captures the poetry-in-motion of Papplewick's reciprocating pumping engines as well as the crypt-like atmosphere of its disused undergound reservoir. Great stuff! Thank you.

[@jackeeyre1059]

Love it at Papplewick 😊

[@maxthecat14]

The underground reservoir is beautiful, almost Cathedral like.

[@JimNicholls]

Very, very interesting. Many thanks as always.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much Jim

[@davidbing4578]

Really enjoyed this video. I love old beam engines they are so graceful.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thank you for watching David

[@alankennedy3398]

What an amazing construction so sad no longer used but beautiful nevertheless

[@butchknapman3939]

Awesome video. The content talks for itself

[@scottbrown9521]

WOW love to see this in real life .

[@RaggyAl1971]

I used to fire the boilers at Papplewick until 2020,did it for ten years.

[@NickB_Yorkshire]

Stunning video Ant. What an amazing collection of engineering masterpieces 👍🏼😊. Love the pump engine.

[@Jimyjames73]

Very good - Good to see the old Steam Engine still going strong 🙂🚂🚂🚂

[@marymoor9293]

The covered reservoir reminds of the Roman cisterns, very unique and beautiful

[@TrekkingExploration]

It really is beautiful

[@blw896]

Brilliant video ant and a truly fascinating place I remember Fred Dibnah being there when I last visited it Many years ago

[@lindamccaughey6669]

That was awesome Ant. How well it has been preserved. Would love to go see that, so amazing. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care

[@markwng]

Damn, that beam engine is an impressive bit of engineering.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Gorgeous isn't it

[@markwng]

@@TrekkingExploration Absolutely. Not a common thing in Australia but I did see one running on air at the London science museum in 1990 if I recall correctly.

[@shuntersharpy]

Strangely enough I was watching some of the old Fred Dibnah series earlier this week and one of them was at Papplewick . He mentioned that as the production and installation of the engine and pumps came in way under budget , this enabled them to decorate the engine house in the way it has been done , I've never been there but it looks beautiful , and its only on my doorstep. Also there is a smaller Victorian reservoir near kirkby in ashfield at the site of the sherwood observatory . Both of which are with a visit.

[@janepatricia8779]

What a lovely place, very Interesting video , and well done 🙂 xx

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much for watching

[@iancaveney7464]

It's incredible what our forbears hid below ground, I think two of the most impressive things I've seen are the 'Cathedral' in Stanedge tunnel and one of Manchester's trunk sewer overflows, all brick and oddly hypnotic. Marvellous stuff, Ant. 👍

[@Tuberuser187]

I think I know the CSO you mean, it's popped up more than a few times on various Urbex Forums and Blogs. Some brave guys on 28DL followed the sewer once, it got even more impressive and there are chambers like that where two of the lines meet and follow each other in parallel with chambers/passages about every 50m or so linking them with a pair of side by side chambers that size and smaller 2m or so pipes joining.

[@iancaveney7464]

@@Tuberuser187 The one I'm referring to is known as SSSI, just north of Manchester city centre, no way anyone was traversing that raging torrent of sewage, in my opinion. You might be thinking of Hulme Flume, alas, I missed an opportunity to visit that one via the pedestrian access before it got sealed. 👍

[@Tuberuser187]

@@iancaveney7464 Hulme Flume is the one but I have seen the other two, I have never visited either though.

[@iancaveney7464]

@@Tuberuser187 Been a long time since I was involved in such shenanigans, but, you can walk into both of them when I was last there. 😉

[@lesbendo6363]

Very interesting! Thank you! 🇨🇦

[@TrekkingExploration]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@leanneh5293]

Not too far away from where I live, I drive by it on my way to Notts. Cracking video Ant!!

[@TrekkingExploration]

Quite close to me too. It's definitely worth a visit on a bank holiday

[@fhwolthuis]

It's a real monument this 😍

[@TrekkingExploration]

I agree Frank

[@angelaknisely-marpole7679]

Brilliant, thank you!

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thank you Angela

[@taloire43]

Many thanks for this very interesting exploration. The engines are works of art as well as engineering masterpieces.

[@TrekkingExploration]

I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Thanks very much

[@trainsinkansas576]

Very nice video , loved the pump house.

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much 🙏

[@simonrichardson5077]

excellent work Ant,thanks

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much Simon

[@eyeintheskydrone4k]

Excellent informative video. Looks amazing. Well done you have a new subscriber 👍

[@TrekkingExploration]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks very much

[@BobAllen-hk6qi]

Absolutely fantastic (as usual). Why did you not fly your drone over the unidentified site and see what is there?

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thank you. I didn't mom it was there until I saw the maps putting this together

[@a11csc]

what anenchanting place ant

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much for watching Chris

[@markwng]

The crack in the space time continuum, Dr Who.

[@TrekkingExploration]

😀😂😂😂

[@robincurwood]

Thanks ant, I have been there several times and didn't know that the reservoir was open to public! Next time I go I will have to make a point to visit it. Did they have a guy there with a lot of model vacuum engine's on one of your visits? They are quite fascinating. Keep up with the good work.😊

[@TrekkingExploration]

I can't remember if he was there however I'm sure the reservoir is open the last Sunday of August

[@robincurwood]

@@TrekkingExploration thanks for letting me know Ant.

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

@@TrekkingExploration I see you managed to avoid showing the Electrical Sub Station out front and the other facility on the Corner of rig lane and Longdale lane. The so called chimney was a bell siphon tower obviously.

[@TrekkingExploration]

@@F4Insight-uq6nt didn't go for any of that so no avoidance

[@jetsons101]

Build it right the first time and it will last for YEARS. I would bet that if the underground reservoir didn't crack because of the subsidence, it would be use today. Ant great drone work, "Hmmmm" maybe put the drone over that little round area in the farm field and take a look.

[@timothymarshall6709]

If the underground🤔 reservoir had water to the top how did they clean the bricks of algae?

[@JimNicholls]

Would there be any in the absence of sunlight?

[@user-he5ns5ph1d]

really enjoyed it

[@TrekkingExploration]

Thanks very much Stephen