Description and History of Site:-
Engine houses now demolished, water supply facilities still evident up to 2009, now seems to have been redeveloped to commercial activity. Pontefract waterworks, pumping station. Hard red brick (Hatcher 1974). Contained two 500hp vertical inverted triple expansion engines made by Hathorn Davy of Leeds in 1934 (Graham, 2009)
Further Reading and References:-YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.
Graham, S.C., "Steam Engine Research Resources", 2009.
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Key Words :- waterworks supply
Address :- Wand Lane, Hensall, Selby, North Yorkshire, DN14 0RJ
Grid Ref :- SE 58417 23857
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.707879 , Long -1.116489
Local Authority :- Selby District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1934 - 2009
Record Date :- 16 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © YAHS Archive
Grid Ref :- SE 58417 23857
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.707879 , Long -1.116489
Local Authority :- Selby District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1934 - 2009
Record Date :- 16 May 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © YAHS Archive