Museum of Power
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The Museum of Power is located in the former Southend Waterworks Langford Pumping Station in Langford, Essex
, England
. It is located on the B1019, on the main road from Maldon
to Hatfield Peverel
.
The museum also has a miniature railway, which offers passenger rides around the museum. The museum also hosts major events such as the "Old Tyme Rally" which sees a large array of vintage cars & lorries.
s until 1963, when electric pumps took over. It is designed to extract water from the Rivers Chelmer
, Ter
and Blackwater
, the three inflows merge in a small settling reservoir, where sediment is naturally deposited, and then pumped for treatment, and again to a storage reservoir. Two of the three engines and the boilers and coaling plant were scrapped in 1964, and the octagonal chimney was demolished.
One engine and pump set has been preserved. The engine, built by the Lilleshall Company
of Oakengates
in Shropshire
, is a triple-expansion steam engine built in 1927 and numbered 282.
The pump house buildings and the remaining engine were declared Scheduled Ancient Monument
s in 1986.
Langford, Essex
Langford is a village on the Dengie peninsula close to Maldon in the English county of Essex. It is part of the Wickham Bishops and Woodham ward of the Maldon district....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located on the B1019, on the main road from Maldon
Maldon, Essex
Maldon is a town on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon district and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation.Maldon is twinned with the Dutch town of Cuijk...
to Hatfield Peverel
Hatfield Peverel
Hatfield Peverel is a large urban village and civil parish in the centre of Essex, England. Its population, including the hamlet of Nounsley, is approximately 5,500 . Hatfield means a 'heathery space in the forest'; Peverel refers to William Peverel, the Norman knight granted lands in the area by...
.
The museum also has a miniature railway, which offers passenger rides around the museum. The museum also hosts major events such as the "Old Tyme Rally" which sees a large array of vintage cars & lorries.
History
Langford Pumping Station was built by T and C Hawksley in 1927, and opened in 1929. It continued pumping fresh (treated) water using steam engineSteam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be...
s until 1963, when electric pumps took over. It is designed to extract water from the Rivers Chelmer
River Chelmer
The River Chelmer is a river that flows entirely through the county of Essex, England.The source of the river is near Debden Green, a village near Thaxted. The source of the River Can is also nearby. The River Chelmer flows past Thaxted, south through the district of Uttlesford around the...
, Ter
River Ter
The River Ter is a river in Essex, England that houses various aquatic creatures, such as the marsh heron famous for its large red bill. The river rises in Stebbing Green and flowing via Terling it joins the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation at near Rushes Lock. A small part of it, near Great...
and Blackwater
River Blackwater, Essex
The River Blackwater is a river in England. It rises in the northwest of Essex as the River Pant and flows to Bocking, near Braintree, from where its name changes to the Blackwater. Its course takes it near Stisted, and then via Bradwell Juxta Coggeshall and Coggeshall and near Witham where it is...
, the three inflows merge in a small settling reservoir, where sediment is naturally deposited, and then pumped for treatment, and again to a storage reservoir. Two of the three engines and the boilers and coaling plant were scrapped in 1964, and the octagonal chimney was demolished.
One engine and pump set has been preserved. The engine, built by the Lilleshall Company
Lilleshall Company
The Lilleshall Company was a large engineering company in Oakengates Shropshire founded in 1802. Its operations included mechanical engineering, coal mining iron and steel making and brickworks. The company was noted for its winding, pumping and blast engines and operated a private railway network...
of Oakengates
Oakengates
Oakengates is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, and now forms part of the new town of Telford...
in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, is a triple-expansion steam engine built in 1927 and numbered 282.
The pump house buildings and the remaining engine were declared Scheduled Ancient Monument
Scheduled Ancient Monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorized change. The various pieces of legislation used for legally protecting heritage assets from damage and destruction are grouped under the term...
s in 1986.