Connaught Pumping Station

Former pumping station, later a museum. The original section dates to 1854 and was designed by Moxon in a Romanesque style to house twin pumps and single-cylinder beam engines. The building was extended in 1954 to house a second steam pump, following the substitution of a new triple expansion steam pump in 1937. The original section is constructed of stock brick in English bond, with dressings in Flemish bond. It features a flat roof with a brick and cemented parapet, which was heightened in 1937 and 1954. The side elevation has four circular windows with four keystones, deep round-headed arches, impost blocks, decorative glazing, and a four-panelled door. The end elevation has two round-headed windows and two circular windows with four keystones, along with two round-headed openings. The rear elevation is similar to the front but lacks a doorcase. Pilasters divide the bays on all sides, with moulded bands between the floors and panelled aprons. The interior of the original section houses the 1937 triple expansion steam pump. The 1954 addition has a pebbledashed base and yellow brick above in English bond, with a flat roof. Its side elevation features three tall round-headed windows with metal casements; the end elevation has one large round-headed window with metal casements, two tiny round-headed windows above, and a door with 15 panels. The 1954 steam pump from this section was removed and can currently be found at The Forncett Industrial Museum in Norfolk. A single-storey addition to the northeast has four casements with cemented surrounds, a projecting porch with a round-headed doorcase and a double six-panelled door, a cemented cornice, pilasters, and a deep plinth. A pedimented section extends to the north.