Shore Road Pumping Station, Pumping station in Birkenhead, England
The Shore Road Pumping Station features a three-story brick construction with Italianate architectural elements and a Welsh slate roof in Birkenhead.
Engineers James Brunlees and Charles Douglas Fox designed this pumping station in the 1880s to remove water from the Mersey Railway tunnel.
The facility houses a restored steam pumping engine called Giant Grasshopper and displays exhibits about the Mersey tunnel construction methods.
Electric pumps replaced the original steam engines at the station in 1959, continuing the essential water management function for the railway tunnel.
The station received Grade II listed status in 1992 and included a reconstructed 1901 Birkenhead street scene in its yard during its museum period.
Location: Birkenhead
GPS coordinates: 53.39540,-3.01264
Latest update: March 3, 2025 01:39
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