Late 19th century Pumping Station, Church Road (EHER 15579)

A late 19th century pumping station, which became redundant after World War Two, although a water tower was built at the site in 1953. The pumping house is a single-storey red-brick building with slate roof. The pumping machinery remains.

Information from NRHE merged with original HER entry. This site was developed by Brightlingsea Urban District Council in 1899 as a new waterworks to replace the earlier private works elsewhere in the town. The pumping station became redundant post-1945 when a new complex was developed in Lower Park Road, although a concrete water tower was added to the Church Road site in 1953. The pumping station is a single-storey, red brick building with slate roof, but alterations are present in the form of bricked-up doorways. It apparently contains pumping equipment which has been retained for historical interest. <1> <2> See record EHER 47413 for 1950s concrete water tower.