Wasserwerk Horlecke, Architectural heritage monument in Menden, Germany.
Wasserwerk Horlecke is a disused waterworks in the Hönne valley at Intzestraße 1 in Menden, built in 1901. The brick building has round-arched windows and has been a protected monument since 1989. It now houses an exhibition on water supply from antiquity to modern times, and its pumps run again, maintained by the fittings manufacturer SAM Schulte.
Wasserwerk Horlecke was built in 1901 in the Hönne valley at Intzestraße 1 in Menden. It supplied water until it was shut down in 1977. The brick building with round-arched windows has been a protected monument since 1989.
Since 1977 the former waterworks has housed an exhibition on water supply from antiquity to modern times. The pumps, shut down in 1977, work again and are maintained by the fittings manufacturer SAM Schulte. The brick building with round-arched windows has been a protected monument since 1989.
The former waterworks stands at Intzestraße 1 in the Hönne valley in Menden, not on Iserlohner Landstraße. It has been out of service since 1977 and now houses an exhibition on water supply from antiquity to modern times. The brick building with round-arched windows has been a protected monument since 1989.
The pumps inside were restored to working order and are maintained by the fittings manufacturer SAM Schulte, so the machinery can be seen running rather than standing still. The brick building with round-arched windows has been a protected monument since 1989.
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