Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

A late 19th century water pumping station was located in Ashford. This building is first marked on the Ordnance Survey 2nd edition map of c.1895, indicating that it was constructed between the creation of this and the 1st edition map of c.1861. This building was demolished in 1999 and the engines were reportedly removed to a Mid-Kent Water depot.

Monument Types

• PUMPING STATION (Demolished 1999?, Post Medieval to Modern - 1881 AD to 1999 AD?)

Full description

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L19thC Water Pumping Station (1).
The Pump Station was built in 1881 by the MId-Kent Water Company to supply water to Ashford. An adjacent Attendant's House was also constructed and a water treatment building added to the group later. The pump house contains a pair of compound beam engines c.1870-1881, which pumps raised water from four wells. The buildings are of red brick with pitched slate roofs. (the building is believed to have been demolished and the engines removed to a Mid-Kent Water depot)
Initial assessement survey of building and fixed plant for program of historic builing recording work in light of planning application to demolish site. onducted by Dave EVE KCC Smr Officer.(6)

<1> Indust Mons Survey (Prov Sched List) Pumping Sta June 1973 (OS Card Reference). SKE44290.

<2> OS 1:10000 1975 (OS Card Reference). SKE48160.

<3> DOE (HHR) Ashford Dist Kent June 1976 73 (OS Card Reference). SKE39791.

<4> Ind Arch of SE Eng 1978 25 illus (A J Haselfoot) (OS Card Reference). SKE44220.

<5> David Hicken Associates, 1995, Beam Engines Henwood Pumping Station (Unpublished document). SKE6570.

<6> DAVID EVE, 1995, Henwood Pumping Station, Wallis Road, Ashford, Initial Industrial Archaeological Assessment by David Eve, December 1995 (Unpublished document). SKE7740.

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