Sandfields Pumping Station east Building, Chesterfield Road, Lichfield - Lichfield

This C19 engine house was built in 1872-3 by Henry Naden for the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company as an extension to their 1858 engine house, demolished when the replacement pump house was constructed in 1966. One of only four pumping stations in England to retain its original Cornish beam engine in situ, water extraction ceased in 1997 and the surrounding land was developed as housing. The building was upgraded to II* in 2014 and is currently unused. Negotiations to lease the building by the Lichfield Waterworks Trust from the Developer Persimmon are in progress.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Engine House At Sandfields Pumping Station

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade II*

List Entry Number:

1187742

Local Planning Authority:

Lichfield

Site Type:

Industrial > Water regulation installation

Location

Building Name:

Sandfields Pumping Station east Building

County:

Staffordshire

District / Borough:

Lichfield

Parish:

Lichfield

Parliamentary Constituency:

Lichfield

Region:

Midlands

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Poor

Occupancy / Use:

Vacant/not in use

Priority:

D - Slow decay; solution agreed but not yet implemented

Previous Priority:

D

Ownership:

Commercial company