Building record 7207 - Pump House in Upper Wood

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Summary

A water powered pump enclosed within a brick pump-house. The pump supplied water to Edge Hall and the adjacent farm. It was reported in 1986 as being in very poor repair.

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

<1> Turner R C, 1986, Edge - Notes on the Archaeological & Historic Landscapes (Unpublished Report). SCH1099.

A modern brick pump-house, which supplied house and farm, is in serious decay, but retains the spokes of the wheel.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ4849, 1874-1875 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

Pump-house and sluice are depicted.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished Report: Turner R C. 1986. Edge - Notes on the Archaeological & Historic Landscapes.
  • <2> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1871-1882. Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 inches to 1 mile. SJ4849, 1874-1875.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 482 497 (22m by 11m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ44NE
Civil Parish EDGE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County EDGE, MALPAS, CHESHIRE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Mar 26 2018 11:58AM