Friar’s Goose Pumping Station
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Description
"This piece of Gateshead’s industrial history was engineered by Robert Stephenson, which makes it baffling that it has not been a candidate for preservation. The pumping station’s job was essentially to remove over 1.5 million gallons of water from the mines around the River Tyne. The River was a persistent nuisance for the collieres dotted along its banks making Friar’s Goose essential to their continued operation. This was at least the second pumping station built at Friar’s Goose, commencing operations in 1851....." -
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Further information
Link: https://metalanddust.org/2015/11/28/friars-goose-pumping-station/
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Added by: Peter Smith
Last modified: 3 years, 9 months ago
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