Prickwillow steam engine pumping house, 1923 (Cambs Collection)
Prickwillow Engine Museum
History of the Engine Museum
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Drainage engine house and Mirrlees engine with pump; converted to museum of industrial archaeology. Single remaining bay of 1842 house; rebuilt in 1880; engine and pump opened in 1923.
A steam pumping engine was installed at the head of the drain in 1831. A second station, now the museum was built beside it in 1880 and the steam pump replaced by a diesel in 1924.
Prickwillow pump engine 1922
Prickwillow pump engine 1922
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