Some 200 feet below the Pumping Station at Papplewick, Nottinghamshire, there is a huge aquifer- an underground supply of water that never runs dry. This is Part 2 of my RogueCast on the pumping station.
This time, I shot some of the working machines and more footage of the two massive beam pumps – all of which constitutes a magnificent legacy from a time when our ancestors were evidently more skilled in architecture and engineering than we are today.
Half a mile to the north of the pump house, there is a remarkable underground reservoir, which the official narrative would have us was built in a matter of months by a construction company from Wolverhampton.
This time, I shot some of the working machines and more footage of the two massive beam pumps – all of which constitutes a magnificent legacy from a time when our ancestors were evidently more skilled in architecture and engineering than we are today.
The underground reservoir is stunning in its crypt-like quality and it’s hard to believe that it has not been filled with water since 1920.
Many thanks to all the volunteers at the Pumping Station, without whom none of this wonderful history would have survived.
Viewers may be interested to note that the water quality of the aquifer is of a very pure standard, which may lead to the question as to how and why Severn Trent Water believe that chlorine and fluoride should be added to it.
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