Monument record 6257/1 - Northampton Corporation Waterworks Pumping Station (Ravensthorpe Reservoir)
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Summary
Impounding reservoir, water treatment works and pumping station of 1887 for Northampton Corporation
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Type and Period (14)
- GAUGE HOUSE (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- COACH HOUSE (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- ENGINE HOUSE (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- ENGINE HOUSE (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- ENGINEERS HOUSE (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- GATE LODGE (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- WATER PUMPING STATION (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- COOLING POND (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- DAM (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- FILTER BED (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- RESERVOIR (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- SPILLWAY (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- VALVE TOWER (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
- WATERWORKS (Built 1887, Modern - 1887 AD to 1887 AD)
Full Description
{1} Pumping station at Ravensthorpe reservoir, formerly owned by Northampton Corporation. A suite of brick-built buildings with slate roofs, the main windows are in a "Tudor/Elizabethan" style. The engine house has a decorated cap on its chimney, but its engines had gone by 1966.
{2} Fine iron entrance gates adjacent to the Lodge House, red brick with stone details, occupied, with semi-derelict coach house to the rear. Large superintendent's house in similar architectural style. Single storey, double pile engine house and workshops with two projecting wings, red brick with stone details. Octagonal cooling pond and filter beds in grounds. Covered reservoir.
<1> Starmer G.H., 1966, CBA Record Cards: Industrial Archaeology in Northamptonshire, Recorded by GH Starmer, Sep-1966, Record No.NN53 (Recording Form (Not SMR)). SNN1626.
<2> 2000, Monuments Protection Programme - Water and Sewage Industries, Step 3 Report (Report). SNN100607.
<3> Historic England, Undated, National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards, NRI01 (Archive). SNN113469.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN1626 Recording Form (Not SMR): Starmer G.H.. 1966. CBA Record Cards: Industrial Archaeology in Northamptonshire. CBA. Recorded by GH Starmer, Sep-1966, Record No.NN53.
- <2> SNN100607 Report: 2000. Monuments Protection Programme - Water and Sewage Industries, Step 3 Report. Step 3. Trent And Peak Archaeolo.
- <3> SNN113469 Archive: Historic England. Undated. National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards. NRI01.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6807 7034 (510m by 505m) Transfer |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLLOWELL, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
| Civil Parish | RAVENSTHORPE, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 1464447
Record last edited
Feb 10 2025 7:30PM
