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Description : Leawood pumphouse Image Reference No. : DP-2607202LEAWOODPMP-01 Date photo taken : 26th July 2002 Exact Map Location : Click HERE Other Information : This is Leawood pumphouse viewed from the towpath of the Cromford canal. |
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Description : Leawood pumphouse from side Image Reference No. : DP-2607202LEAWOODPMP-02 Date photo taken : 26th July 2002 Other Information : This is Leawood pumphouse viewed from the other side of the Cromford canal, where the sluice for the canal is located. |
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Description : A Boiler in the Leawood pump boiler house. Image Reference No. : DP-030602LEAWOODPMP-03 Date photo taken : 3rd June 2002 Other Information : This is one of two boilers located in the neighboring Boiler Houseroom of Leawood pumphouse. The Steam is produced by two locomotive type boilers, the boilers were built by the Midland Railway Company in 1900 and can produce steam at 40 P.S.I. |
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Description : Leawood pump pipework Image Reference No. : DP-030602LEAWOODPMP-04 Date photo taken : 3rd June 2002 Other Information : This is the complicated pipework and control rods which control the sequence of the valves which make this engine function. |
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Description : The beam in the down position Image Reference No. : DP-030602LEAWOODPMP-05 Date photo taken : 3rd June 2002 Other Information : This shows the beam in the down positon. The beam consists of two 33 foot castings, side by side. Together they weigh 27 Tons. This really is an impressive site when it is moving. |
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Description : The beam in motion Image Reference No. : DP-030602LEAWOODPMP-06 Date photo taken : 3rd June 2002 Other Information : This shows the beam in the up positon. If you compare this photo with the one above you can see just how much this massive beam moves. |
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Description : The plunger in motion Image Reference No. : DP-030602LEAWOODPMP-07 Date photo taken : 3rd June 2002 Other Information : This shows the plunger in its up postion. At this point the chamber below it contains water, and when it is pushed down it will eject that water via the output pipe into the Cromford canal. You can see the water entering the canal near the pumphouse. |
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