Dogdyke Steam Drainage Station 2024

Bradley and Craven 1855 steam engine

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The engine house (steam on the R, diesel on the L

Undated watercolour by Boston artist W B Thomas depicting the pumping station.

The Scoop Wheel land drainage pump.

Steaming 1856 beam engine driving a scoop wheel land drainage pump. Also working 1940 Ruston 7XHR diesel with Gwynnes centrifugal pump.

Contacts

Operator: Dogdyke Pumping Station Preservation Trust

Address: Bridge Farm off A153, East of Tattershall Bridge Tattershall Lincolnshire LN4 4JG

Telephone: 01522 683 755
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Website: View website

Open Days & Times

5 May; 2 Jun; 7 Jul; 4 Aug; 1, 14 Sep; 6 Oct. 1230-1630. Evenings: Wed 17 Jul; Thu 15 Aug 1700-2000. Visit website for more details.

Travel

By Bus: Road Car 5
By Rail: Ruskington / 9 miles

Facilities

Parking
Refreshments
Souvenir Shop
Full disabled access

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The steam engine was built in 1856 to replace an existing wind pump to drain a large area of farmland between the rivers Bain and Witham. The engine is the original, external condensing beam-engine built by Bradley & Craven of Wakefield. It is the only surviving engine by this builder and is possibly the oldest steam-driven scoop wheel land drainage pumping set in the country that is still in steam and in its original position. This is a 16hp steam engine driving a 24ft (7.3m) diameter scoop wheel with wooden floats that can lift 25 tons (22.7tonnes) of water. It once lifted water from the lower drain into the River Witham, but now the water is channelled back into the drain.