Westonzoyland Engine Trust Old Pumping Station at NGR ST3396232827

Westonzoyland Pumping Station, Hoopers Drove, Westonzoyland, TA7 0LS

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1174295
Date first listed:: 24-Jun-1987
List Entry Name:: Westonzoyland Engine Trust Old Pumping Station at NGR ST3396232827
Statutory Address:: Westonzoyland Pumping Station, Hoopers Drove, Westonzoyland, TA7 0LS

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1174295
Date first listed:: 24-Jun-1987
List Entry Name:: Westonzoyland Engine Trust Old Pumping Station at NGR ST3396232827
Statutory Address 1:: Westonzoyland Pumping Station, Hoopers Drove, Westonzoyland, TA7 0LS

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Westonzoyland Pumping Station, Hoopers Drove, Westonzoyland, TA7 0LS

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Westonzoyland
National Grid Reference:: ST3396232827

Details

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 15/04/2019.

ST33SW 4/79

WESTONZOYLAND CP Westonzoyland Engine Trust Old Pumping Station at NGR ST3396232827

(Formerly listed as Westonzoyland Engine Trust old pumping station at NGR ST 3395 3283)

II*

Former pumping station, now preserved by Westonzoyland Engine Trust. Early C19.

Flemish bond brick, hipped slate roof with wide eaves, double-Roman and pantiled roofs, brick stacks, and a brick chimney. Engine house square on plan, two storeys, futher attached two storey range to south, single storey outshut to east and a range of single storey outbuildings; abutting the engine house a tall plain tapering chimney, square on plan. Engine house with segmental-pointed opening to river frontage, with iron shutter and above a three-light casement with glazing-bars; remainder of windows on other elevations boarded over. Door openings with plank doors.

Inside an Appold steam engine and pump, built by Easton and Amos of Southwark in 1861; raised water from the adjacent levels into the River Parrett; impeller pump suspended above the bottom of a well, driven by bevel gears from the engine suspended over the well.

The adjacent C20 pumping station is not of special interest.

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 269603
Legacy System:: LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.