Victorian beam engines at Abbey Pumping Station in Leicester. Made by Gimpson's of Leicester in 1891, rare Woolf style engines.

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Victorian beam engine at Abbey Pumping Station in Leicester. Built in Leicester in 1891 by Gimpson's of Leicester, these are rare examples of the "Woolf compound rotative style". Set in the oppulant surroundings of this magnificent Victorian building, there are four of these engines and three of then still work today. They pumped Leicester's sewage to the treatment plant at Beamont Leys. The Station was working until 1964 and then became a working Museum, also housing The Leicester Museum of Science and Technology. A popular tourist attraction situated near The National Space Center.

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Size: 4252px × 2823px
Location: Abbey Pumping Station, Corporation Road, Leicester, UK.
Photo credit: © Gogglebox / Alamy / Afripics
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