Lea Brook Pumping Station

[Timothy Hackworth Jr]

Originally Posted by windmiller78

yes Anthony but its not a Cornish type I believe crofton doesn't have a cateract, or so I was told by the bods at lea........ I supplied the elm which forms the seal round the pump plunger.... few years ago now...
chris you may be right its certainly pretty old, I seem to remember there was an old train type loco boiler cut down used to steam her?? you got any recent pics, i'll hunt some out taken 20 years ago...

http://www.croftonbeamengines.org/page13.html

[ruston3hp]

Leawood is on my 'to do' list, but as I only live four miles away from it I will probably never get there! Funny isn't it, you never seem to visit stuff on your doorstep yet travel many miles to see things in other locations.

Pete.