Description and History of Site:-

Built on site of former Cayton Bay WatermillBuilt as one of several pumping stations to supply drinking water to Scarborough. Mentioned in a Parliamentary report into the supplies of drinkable water to urban districts (May, 1898) this source, then from springs appearing at the bottom of the cliff, could supply 1,000,000 gallons per day "barely sufficient to meet the prospective wants of the town as a growing watering place". According to the 1906 British Geological Survey, its bore was 202 feet deep and drew water from the Coralline Oolite (limestone) formation.

Further Reading and References:-

Scarborough & District Archaeological Society - Industrial Archaeology - Area 1 1974
The Water Supply (from underground sources) of the East Riding of Yorkshire ..., HMSO, 1906.

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Key Words :- water supply springs pumping station

Viewing the Site :- Extetior of building can be viewed from footapth

Address :- Filey Rd, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11
Grid Ref :- TA 06667 84517
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.245236 , Long -0.364569
Local Authority :- Scarborough Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact
Contributor :- John Suter - 16 March 2016

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