Prickwillow Museum, Technology museum in Prickwillow, England.
Prickwillow Museum is a technology museum housed in a former pumping station building near Ely that contains a collection of restored diesel engines and machinery. The facility displays equipment that was used for drainage and water control throughout the Fenland region.
The building was constructed to pump large amounts of water from the Fens and make the land suitable for farming. Over time it became a center for water control and played a crucial role in transforming the marshy landscape.
The museum displays machinery that was once essential to managing water in this region for centuries. Visitors can observe how these devices worked and understand their importance to the daily lives of local communities.
The museum can be visited on weekends and offers a relaxed setting for exploring the machines. Visitors should wear sturdy footwear since accessing some equipment may involve uneven ground.
The museum operates several functioning vintage engines that are put into operation during opening hours to demonstrate how drainage worked. These live demonstrations give visitors an authentic sense of how loud and powerful these machines were.
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