Description and History of Site:-
Land drainage pumping station c 1850 operated by Alford Drainage Board.

Originally built by HM Commissioners for Sewers in 1850 as a steam pumping engine to lift water from Gayton Fen and Marsh into the River Great Eau.

In 1945 the steam engine was replaced by a second-hand ship's Petter "Atomic" 2 cylinder loop-scavenged 2 stroke marine diesel engine that had been manufactured in 1933, driving a 27 inch Gwynnes Pump. In 1956 the drain arrangements were modified and a new electric pumping station was built 1/3 of a mile to the north. The diesel pump being maintained on standby.

In 1970 the Drainage Board took the decision to maintain the pump in anticipation that a preservation society could take the station over, which happened in 1992.

Now in preservation and open on some days

Further Reading and References:-
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI92978&resourceID=1006
Wright N, Lincolnshire's Industrial Heritage - A Guide, Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, 2004,EL21-p19

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Address :- Thacker Lane, Theddlethorpe All Saints, Saltfleetby all Saints, Lincolnshire, LN12 1PE
Grid Ref :- TF 45629 87989
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.368704 , Long 0.187308
Local Authority :- East Lindsey District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Lincolnshire - Lindsey
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1063090,
Site Condition :- Site conserved
Site Dates :- 1850 - current
Record Date :- 25 September 2016

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