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Monument details

HER Number:TR 23 NW 73
Type of record:Monument
Name:Post medieval pumping station, Cherry Garden

Summary

Water pumping station built circa 1870 containing the first Worthington Simpson type triple expansion engine, at present preserved by Folkestone and District Water Company. Also preserved is a pre-1870 single-cylinder vertical steeple engine and a pre-1880 two cylinder vertical donkey engine from Lower Standen station.

Grid Reference:TR 21 38
Map Sheet:TR23NW
Parish:FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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TR 210380. Cherry Garden pumping station contains the first Worthington Simpson type triple expansion engine, at present preserved by Folkestone and District Water Company. They have also preserved a pre-1870 single-cylinder vertical steeple engine and a pre-1880 two cylinder vertical donkey engine from Lower Standen station. (1)(2)


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

<2> Indust Mons Survey (Amendments and Additions) Dec 1973 (OS Card Reference). SKE44287.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Indust Mons Survey (Prov Sched List) Pumping Sta June 1973.
<2>XYOS Card Reference: Indust Mons Survey (Amendments and Additions) Dec 1973. [Mapped feature: #45332 Pumping Station, ]