Historic houses · North East England
Dalton Water Pumping Station
Dalton Water Pumping Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Chris Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Dalton Water Pumping Station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Dalton Old Pump House, formerly Dalton Pumping Station, is a Victorian former pumping station at Cold Hesledon, near Dalton-le-Dale in County Durham in England. It used to provide drinking water for Sunderland and the surrounding district and now functions as a wedding venue. Built in the Venetian Gothic Revival style, it is a grade II* listed building. Inside, a pair of beam engines (dating from 1873-79, when the complex was built) remain preserved in place, though they are no longer operational.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
In 2020, with the buildings under new ownership Vikki McCarthy-Wright and Ian Wright, planning permission was granted for its conversion into a wedding venue, bride shop and commercial offices. As part of the conversion a lift was installed within the former chimney flue inside the tower. (it formerly gave access to the engine bed floor, from where the pump rods descended into the boreholes) Wedding ceremonies are conducted in the Engine Room, the Boiler Room is used for wedding receptions and other events, and the former coal store contains offices.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8154, -1.3622
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Dalton-le-Dale
- Postcode
- SR7 8RQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
Sources
- wikidata: Q17536708 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dalton Old Pump House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dalton Water Pumping Station?
- Dalton Water Pumping Station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8154°, -1.3622°.
- Is Dalton Water Pumping Station wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Dalton Water Pumping Station. Check ahead for specific facilities.