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Geting to Know Our Past People

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Morturn

Great news folks, we have managed to name all but one. Can you help us fill in the last remaining blank and add to the our past history? Below are some of the lab staff in their place of work … Continue reading →

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Today, one small step

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Morturn

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, … Continue reading →

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Do Something Different This Weekend

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Morturn

At a loose end this weekend? Got that #Friday feeling? Got that #Fridayfeeling fancy a #dayout Get yourself down to #Claymills Pumping Station near Burton on Trent. Claymills Pumping Station is a must see place. it is an excellent example … Continue reading →

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Full Steam Ahead, Steady as She Goes.

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Morturn

The next monthly progress meeting of the Lichfield Waterworks Trust will take place on: Thursday 28 July 2016 @7.30pm, in the rear meeting room of the George lV Bore St Lichfield WS13 6LU Tel: 01543 523025 The minutes of the … Continue reading →

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Lichfield Civic Society Talk – The Story of clean water in the industrial Revolution

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Morturn

For most of us, running a tap to pour clean drinking water is nothing special. We take it for granted. Drinking water and effective sanitation now form part of the fabric of modern day Britain. However this has not always … Continue reading →

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The next meeting of the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Morturn

The next meeting of the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station is 30 May at 7:00 at; Curborough Community Centre Reynolds Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7NY Tel:  01543 417149   Anyone who holds and interest in our heritage, and is interested … Continue reading →

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All his Working Days

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Morturn

An oral interview I conducted with Keith Johnson in March 2013. Keith worked for the South Staffordshire Water Company as a chemist; he recalled his working career from school, to the lab at Sandfields pumping station, Lichfield. Keith is a … Continue reading →

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A Walk for your Diaries

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Morturn

On Sunday 29th June, Chris Pattison will be leading us along the route of the Hanch Tunnel in Lichfield. All above ground of course! Full details to follow but save the date if you are interested in joining us!

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A Postcard From The Past – Claymills Pumping Station

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Morturn

I love this place, it’s so much like a day out at the seaside, I wanted to send a postcard back home. The beam engines were decommissioned in the early 70’s and suffered from neglect, vandalism and metal theft throughout … Continue reading →

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Campaign Film

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Morturn

This is the campaign film of the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station, who are working to save a redundant Victorian Waterworks in Lichfield. The engine and the building is one of the most underrated yet important pieces of industrial heritage … Continue reading →

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