Tag Archives: Cornish Beam Engine

These engineers are expensive, but they are good……

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Morturn

The heavy work has been completed by the builders. They have chiselled away over four tonnes of sold mass reenforced concrete. It’s now time for some precision (building) work, enter the engineering team. Their task is to square things up, … Continue reading →

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Piece by piece the picture unfolds….

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Morturn

It’s great when another missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle turns up. Roy and Linda Fell called in to Sandfields pumping Station today bringing with them a wealth of information that we have not seen before. This is an extract … Continue reading →

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Monthly open public progress meeting

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Morturn

The next monthly open public progress meeting of the Lichfield Waterworks Trust will take place on: Thursday 29 September 2016 @7.30pm, in the rear meeting room of the George lV Bore St Lichfield WS13 6LU Tel: 01543 523025 August Meeting … Continue reading →

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August monthly progress meeting of the Lichfield Waterworks Trust

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Morturn

The next monthly progress meeting of the Lichfield Waterworks Trust will take place on: Thursday 25 August 2016 @7.30pm, in the rear meeting room of the George lV Bore St Lichfield WS13 6LU Tel: 01543 523025   July Meeting notes … Continue reading →

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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Lichfield Waterworks Trust

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Morturn

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Lichfield Waterworks Trust will be held on Thursday 30 June 2016 @7.30pm, in the rear meeting room of the   George lV Bore St Lichfield WS13 6LU Tel: 01543 523025 AGENDA Apologies. Matters … Continue reading →

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Membership

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Morturn

Our ultimate aim is to have free access to everyone. However, at this moment in time, very few people have been in the Sandfields Pumping Station since 2005. We are looking into the small print on the licence, and will … Continue reading →

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Newcomen Society’s Western Branch Meeting

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Morturn

For the Newcomen Society’s Western Branch meeting of Thursday 19 May 2016, David Moore, Chairman of the Lichfield Waterworks Trust, will speak on the Cornish Beam Engine at Sandfields Pumping Station. Built by George and Jonah Davies of the Albion … Continue reading →

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The next meeting of the Lichfield Waterworks Trust

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Morturn

The next meeting of the Lichfield Waterworks Trust will be held on Thursday 28 April 2016 @7.30pm, in the George lV Bore St, Lichfield. The Lichfield Waterworks Trust is a Community Incorporated Organisation, registered with the charities commission who are … Continue reading →

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Great article in the Lichfield Mercury last week….

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Morturn
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Meeting with Persimmon Homes Ltd

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Morturn

On Wednesday 2 March we meet with Persimmon Homes PLC again to try to agree a rescue plan for Sandfields Pumping Station. We have been here several times before, so let’s hope that this time we can now have a … Continue reading →

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