Hamilton Waterworks, Victorian pumping station in Hamilton, Canada
Hamilton Waterworks is a Victorian pumping station in Ontario that once supplied water to the city and now operates as a museum. The limestone building features large cast-iron Doric columns and retains its original steam engines and pipework from when it was in active use.
The structure was built between 1857 and 1859 under the design of Thomas Keefer and represented modern water technology of its time. It operated for decades until being retired in 1910, after which it became an important record of the city's industrial past.
The site shows how engineering and craftsmanship worked together in the 1800s to serve a growing city's water needs. Visitors can see the original machines and understand how people managed such heavy industrial work back then.
Visitors will find the site set up as a museum where the machinery and its historical use are explained. The location is accessible and the exhibition helps you understand how this historical facility operated.
The original steam engines inside the building still operate, though they are now powered by an electric motor rather than actual steam. This rare example of preserved machinery shows visitors how the engines actually looked and moved when working.
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