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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 66 SW 50
Type of record:Monument
Name:Trottiscliffe Reservoir and Pumping Station

Summary

A reservoir existed in Trottiscliffe and can be seen on 3rd and 4th edition OS maps. A pumping station was constructed by Mid Kent Water and opened in June 1929. It consisted of a sand trap, 3 engines and a pump.

Two engine minder's cottages were built nearby. The works are still in use.

Grid Reference:TQ 63296 61123
Map Sheet:TQ66SW
Parish:MEOPHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Water reservoir built by Mid kent Water which appears on the 3rd and 4th editions O.S. and a pumping station opened June 1929, with sand trap, 3 engines and pumps.
Two engine minders cottages were built in the vicinity.
Works still in use
(1) Mid Kent Water web site


Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.

Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske13236.

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---Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.