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Victorian Pumping Stations

Trevor Yorke author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:19th Apr '18

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A guide to the industrial palaces built to house pumping machinery in Victorian England. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in the industry and architecture of the nineteenth century.

Victorian pumping stations are colourful cathedrals of utility. Their imposing and striking exteriors enclose highly decorative cast-iron frames, built to encage powerful steam engines. They are glorious buildings which display the Victorians’ architectural confidence and engineering skills. More than that, they represent a key part of the story of urban development and how our towns and cities were shaped in this period of ground-breaking invention and civic pride. In this illustrated guide, Trevor Yorke tells the story of Victorian pumping stations and explains why they were built in such a flamboyant manner, describing their architectural features and showing how their mighty steam engines worked. He includes examples of their glorious interior decoration from pumping stations across the country and provides a detailed list of those which are open to visitors.

ISBN: 9781784422684

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 150g

64 pages