Nettet24. sep. 2024 · Episode Details & Credits BBC-1 PBS Air Date: September 24, 2024 Summary: Fiona and the team head to Leicester's Museum of Technology, housed in a Victorian sewage pumping station. The Abbey Pumping Station, complete with four working beam engines, provides a unique backdrop for the show. NettetPumping stations, also called pumphouses in situations such as drilled wells and drinking water, are facilities containing pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another. They are used for a variety of infrastructure systems, such as the supply of water to canals, the drainage of low-lying land, and the removal of sewage to processing sites.
Abbey Sewage Pumping Station - SAEMS
NettetPumping station museum Stock Photos and Images. RM CFFK9H – Abbey Pumping Station museum, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. RM 2A97YM6 – Praxinoscope, at the Abbey Pumping Station Museum, Leicester, UK. Houses exhibitions on Victoriana washing, sewage, transport. NettetOur View. The first thing you'll see is the 150-foot tall chimney that towers over Leicester’s fine Victorian pumping station. The solution to the city's sewage problems were the four magnificent beam engines that reside here, all restored to full working glory. simple photo share
Should be called the Museum of sewage! - Review of Abbey …
NettetAbbey pumped all of Leicester’s sewage from 1891 until 1964 when a new treatment works was built at Wanlip, 5km away. The sewage flowed to Wanlip by force of gravity … NettetAlternatively, come on your push bike and lock it up in our covered bike rack. Back to What's On Event Details Event Organiser Abbey Pumping Station 0116 299 5111 … NettetExplore the magnificent pumps on all the different levels. Learn spectacular stories about the site, Museum and history of the Pumping Station. Tour Times: 11am / 12.15pm / … simple photos for editing