Description and History of Site:-
Roall Pumping Station. The buildings have been demolished. This late 19th-century brick and stone pumping station belonged to the Pontefract, Goole & Selby Water Board. Since 1957 it had used electric pumps and a standby Ruston Hornsby oil engine but one of the pair of 160 hp A-frame beam steam engines was originally preserved in situ. It was installed by Easton & Anderson in 1891. The beam engine was subsequently removed and now in steam at Forncett Industrial Steam Museum. Water drawn from a bore into the New Red Sandstone strata. In 1914, it was reported that the average daily quantity of water obtained was 700,000 gallons.
Further Reading and References:-Falconer K, Guide to England's Industrial Heritage, Batsford, 1980
Return as to Water Undertakings in England and Wales, HMSO, London, 1915.
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Key Words :- water supply pumping station borehole well
Address :- Eggborough, Selby, North Yorkshire, DN14 0LZ
Grid Ref :- SE 5682 2437
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.712665 , Long -1.140585
Local Authority :- Selby District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Record Date :- 9 June 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © John Suter
Grid Ref :- SE 5682 2437
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.712665 , Long -1.140585
Local Authority :- Selby District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Record Date :- 9 June 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © John Suter