Category:North Slob Pumping Station
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This object is indexed in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage of Ireland under the registration number 15703805
Geographic information system of the National Monuments Service: Historic Environment Viewer – Main record. |
engine house in County Wexford, Ireland  | |||||
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English: Pump station close to the Wexford Wildfowl Reserve. From the information panel close to the pump house: The North Slob lies three metres below sea level. A pumping system is therefore needed to remove surplus rainwater. According to the panel, the pumping station was built in 1850, initially with a Watt Steam Pump. A six-cylinder diesel engine replaced the initial pump in 1912 which in turn was replaced by another diesel engine in the 1950s. Since 1968/69 an electric pump is installed which is still in use and can pump 64 tons of water into the sea per minute. According to the NIAH record, the pumping station was restored in 1991.
Media in category "North Slob Pumping Station"
The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
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County Wexford - North Slob Pumping Station - 20180513143216.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 3.55 MB
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North Slob Pumping Station 2012 10 01.jpg 3,317 × 2,119; 3.59 MB
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The Pumphouse - panoramio.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 3.31 MB
