Building record 6259/1/1 - Chimney, element of former sewage works

An ornate chimney is the only surviving element of an engine house built in 1862 as part of the first sewage works in the town. Closed in 1875. Locally listed building.

{1} Isolated brown sandstone chimney. Fluted and with a decorative cap, this is the only remains of the first sewerage disposal works for Northampton.

{2} Ornate stone chimney is the only survival from the engine house built in 1862 to improve Northampton's sewage disposal arrangements. The works closed in 1875 when a new broad irrigation system was put in place at Billing.

{4} The engine house accommodated a 12-horsepower steam engine in 1862.

<1> Starmer G.H., 1967, CBA Record Cards: Industrial Archaeology in Northamptonshire, Recorded by GH Starmer, Mar-1967, Record No.NN26 (Recording Form (Not SMR)). SNN565.

<2> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, NIAG Industrial Gazetteer, (unchecked) (Draft). SNN101121.

<3> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 452 (Book). SNN111989.

<4> Perkins, P, Whittaker, R and Denton, A, 2022, A Guide to the Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire, p. 66 (Book). SNN113793.

<5> Historic England, Undated, National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards, NRI01 (Archive). SNN113469.

<6> Perkins, P, Whittaker, R and Denton, A, 2022, A Guide to the Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire, p. 66/Site 291 (Book). SNN113793.

<7> West Northamptonshire Council, 2024, Local Heritage List, November 2024, p. 28 (Report). SNN116732.

Record last edited

Mar 4 2025 3:12PM