Melingriffith Water Pump 2025

A ‘water lift engine’, the only one left in the world. Installed in the 1790s to a design by Jessop & Rennie, it lifted water from the tailrace exiting the Melingriffith Ironworks, into the Glamorganshire canal. The canal was instrumental in bringing coal to Cardiff docks for export around the world.

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Operator: Cardiff Council Parks

Address: Ty Mawr Road Whitchurch Cardiff Cardiff CF14 2BH

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An unusual pump driven by an undershot waterwheel, constructed to lift waste water from the tail race of the Melingriffith Tin Plate Works into a feeder supplying the Glamorganshire Canal. While some uncertainty lingers over its exact construction date and designer, Melingriffith Water Pump did operate for almost a century and a half in its original location. It is now a scheduled monument, and has been restored to full working order, though now powered by electricity.

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