The Papplewick Pumping Station May 2013

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What an amazing piece of engineering you must visit when steaming,check out there website for details.

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  • @wooltman
    @wooltman11 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Steve,I was just blown away with this building and pumping station just amazing.

  • @ChrisBreemer
    @ChrisBreemer4 жыл бұрын

    Oh, those days when a pumping station would be decorated in a way fit for a king. And every machine was a work of art.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    So very true,just amazing.

  • @user-se8wb5tm4c

    @user-se8wb5tm4c

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@wooltman This is a temple of Omnisaiah :)))). All heretics must knee before this machines. There are some tech priests working on this magnificent machines :))))

  • @ke2xx
    @ke2xx8 жыл бұрын

    I never tire of watching the papplewick pump at work. Watt's governor, and flywheel made great improvements in pumping.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    8 жыл бұрын

    +j swain And me,what an amazing piece of equipment,thanks for watching and commenting....Regards Chris.

  • @vicpatton5286
    @vicpatton52865 жыл бұрын

    wonderful job of filming! thank you for doing this and sharing

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    5 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks for your nice comment,i'm glad you liked it..........Regards Chris

  • @SkyChaserCom
    @SkyChaserCom4 жыл бұрын

    A throwback to the marvels and beauty of the industrial age. Thanks for posting!

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure,glad you enjoyed it......Regards Chris

  • @giancarlomoscetti215
    @giancarlomoscetti2154 жыл бұрын

    Amazing, thanks for sharing. As others have noted...the architecture is just fantastic. Men with PRIDE built that facility, and men with VISION designed, contracted, and used this wonderful facility.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    I totally agree with your comment Giancarlo.Such an amazing building and machine,still being enjoyed today.....Regards Chris

  • @ichabodon
    @ichabodon4 жыл бұрын

    I keep coming back to this. Fascinating

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Your very welcome,watch it as many times as you like.

  • @johngray8606
    @johngray86064 жыл бұрын

    Hi Chris, thanks for your answer, I'm elderly and a retired engineer. Hence my interest in this video, during my time, I've turned and milled large parts for naval ships etc, and can't help but admire the quality of workmanship done by long gone tradesmen. Again my thanks for yyour correspondance. Best regards, John.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure John..Also check out my Compilation of Pumping stations for some other large monsters......Regards Chris

  • @locowerke
    @locowerke4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting your efforts, very enjoyable video!

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    So pleased you like it.Great day out.....Regards Chris

  • @jarnailbrar6732
    @jarnailbrar67324 жыл бұрын

    What engineering, both the building and the machine! Now all the world cares about is smartphones, etc. Thanks to all those who work hard to preserve things like these.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    These pumps we all built without the use of computers....I agree the guys that look after and restore these machines are second to none...Regards Chris

  • @wooltman
    @wooltman11 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Bob,I was just blown away it was just magic just kept filming I have cut a lot out.

  • @memikell
    @memikell6 жыл бұрын

    Time was when Art and Industry could work together to produce something wonderful and useful. Those days are long gone, sad to say.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Just beautiful good British workmanship!......Regards Chris

  • @davef.2811

    @davef.2811

    4 жыл бұрын

    Quite.

  • @philt2989
    @philt29895 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video tour, Thank you.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    5 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks,glad you enjoyed it........Regards Chris

  • @colsanjaybajpai5747
    @colsanjaybajpai57473 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful. Each bearing carries its own oiler. Previously machines were work of art, well, now work of RCC and iron.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, you are right...Many thanks for commenting.

  • @colsanjaybajpai5747

    @colsanjaybajpai5747

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wooltman dear sir very beautiful machine placed in equally beautiful building and surroundings. god bless for maintaining it so well

  • @superrf85
    @superrf854 жыл бұрын

    I knew it had to be somewhere in Europe where they preserve and cherish their historic architecture and machines. In America, developers would have torn it down, scrapped the machine and built a strip mall or a Wal-Mart. Great video, thank you for sharing.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes it is in GB,We have also lost many of these pumping stations,but groups of enthusiasts around the country have got together and saved these lovely machines restoring them to working condition.We are very lucky to have guys like this that spend hours restoring them just for the love of it...Regards Chris

  • @l3p3
    @l3p36 жыл бұрын

    This is so beautiful! Thank you for uploading! I really like this kind of Engineering as we have it here in Germany as well.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed the video,I have visited a few more steam pumping stations since this one!....Thank you for commenting.....Regards Chris

  • @dffabryr
    @dffabryr3 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful facility, thanks for the video

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Our pleasure David,glad you enjoyed it.

  • @petermckiernan5822
    @petermckiernan58224 жыл бұрын

    My wife and I have just signed up as volunteers for this magnificent temple of industrial mite.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's great.I'm sure you will enjoy your time at Papplewick.

  • @brit1066

    @brit1066

    4 жыл бұрын

    I presume you mean MIGHT, a mite is microscopically small insect like a louse.

  • @petermckiernan5822

    @petermckiernan5822

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@brit1066 I'm well aware what a mite is, obviously a type error on my part. As you were.

  • @schrap72
    @schrap724 жыл бұрын

    What I like best about Papplewick is that you can get a lot closer to the machines than the other pumping stations.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is very true,with the freedom to walk around the whole station,a great place.......Regards Chris

  • @ShannonSmith4u2
    @ShannonSmith4u24 жыл бұрын

    I can't imagine that this is in the US. Some bratty kid, from some goofy parents, would have smashed their fingers because they put them where they don't belong and a lawyer sued them and closed down the pump.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Shannon.There is always somebody out to cause trouble,they think it is a better way to make money than working for it.....Regards Chris

  • @A1Skeptic

    @A1Skeptic

    4 жыл бұрын

    @love is my religion - Why the hell are you insulting the guy (wooltman) who filmed, edited, and uploaded this video for us all to enjoy? Were you trying to respond to Shannon Smith’s comment? Ed, Note: ‘love is my religion’ has corrected the comment to be addressed to ‘shannon’ instead of ‘wooltman’ Note as well that I think the comment is silly, but at least now it isn’t addresses to the wrong individual.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    @love is my religion I'm not implying anything.I have seen many silly children that should know better than to mess with machinery,then they get hurt...There parents should also look after them better so they didn't get near these fantastic machines that are run for the enjoyment of many.Time you took a happy pill!.

  • @JohnConnor-qi2yz

    @JohnConnor-qi2yz

    4 жыл бұрын

    @love is my religion hey goofy goober.

  • @JohnConnor-qi2yz

    @JohnConnor-qi2yz

    4 жыл бұрын

    The biggest crooks are strongly religious . Praise this and praise that now *Give me your money*

  • @ichabodon
    @ichabodon4 жыл бұрын

    Utterly, utterly wonderful machinery from a great Victorian age. As people have said here, it should still be going strong in 200 years

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Let's hope so,with the great work the guys do to keep it running i'm sure it will......Regards Chris

  • @loughkb
    @loughkb3 жыл бұрын

    Oh! It's steam fired! That explains the tea kettles. Those must be the steam cylinders driving the thing. I bet the original engineers used the heat to brew their tea. Neat detail!

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Kevin..Yes steam fired.Still working as it was made to do all those years ago.Plus still heating the teapot! Amazing place...Regards Chris

  • @wernerfeil7900
    @wernerfeil79006 жыл бұрын

    very fine, nice video, thank you!

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you........Regards Chris

  • @neilbain8736
    @neilbain87364 жыл бұрын

    I've cycled past Papplewick many times but never actually found it open. A friend's granddad worked for Notts Council Water dept. One of the things my friend inherited was a water supply map of Notts city: apparently showing which part of the town got its water from where. We never found it but even the knowledge of its existence helped solve a problem. At my work in the city centre just off Old Mkt Square a member of staff was always ill, and swore blind it was the water playing merry hell with her celiac as it only happened there. No one else got ill. She swore also that she jolly well knew her body and knew it was the water as the problem never occurred when she was in our Mansfield Rd office, about 10 mins walk away, or back home. Staff would move offices routinely according to shift. People, of course were divided in opinion, especially as there was only a 1/2 mile between places. Somehow my friend got wind of this and mentioned his granddad's map, saying that it was quite possible she was right. He never managed to find the map, however, but said it dated from the 1970's or 80's.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your comment.You should visit if you can it's better seeing the building in the flesh,it's amazing...If you have children/Grand children on the grounds they have a small train you can all enjoy a ride on as well....Well worth a day out to it...Neil Martin has put a link to it in these comments which give the steaming days in 2020.......Regards Chris

  • @TungstenCarbideTempe
    @TungstenCarbideTempe4 жыл бұрын

    I love how everything was build in those days- if its windows- its not some plain boring ordinary glass, it had to be stained glass, pillars had to be decorated with brass ornaments to make em look beautiful. People care about everything. Look at them instrument panel, its not some boring black and white oil filled gauges, its polished brass, highly detailed pieces of art. Bravo.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    They did it right and built to last in those days.A-mazing!

  • @SteamCrane
    @SteamCrane4 жыл бұрын

    I really should start keeping track of how many times I've watched this video! I've sorta lost count...

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just as long as you enjoy it lol! I have other pumping station videos you might enjoy on this channel,check them out SteamCrane....Regards Chris

  • @webbwalle
    @webbwalle5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing artwork!

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    5 жыл бұрын

    It is beautiful,craftsmanship at it's best.

  • @hellohun7331
    @hellohun73314 жыл бұрын

    This kind of mechanical beauty along with architecture will not be seen on earth again.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes she is a beauty.

  • @McClenaghanSR
    @McClenaghanSR6 жыл бұрын

    There is a similar pump in Buffalo, NY, USA. Another beautiful example of the technology. The electric pumps that replaced it are about 1/1000s of the size.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Great Britain has many of these steam pumping stations all works of art,nice to know you have them as well.....Regards Chris.

  • @heronimousbrapson863

    @heronimousbrapson863

    5 жыл бұрын

    Whynot Whynot And probably a darned sight more efficient too.

  • @samohtw1
    @samohtw16 жыл бұрын

    Back when machinery was also art. I love the kettles on top of the cylinder head.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    I agree just amazing!

  • @stevencooper2464
    @stevencooper24646 жыл бұрын

    The fanciest, most luxurious pump house in the world! Beautiful.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hi Steven,I was so impressed with this pump house that I have visited a lot more,this one at the moment is the most luxurious,I do know a few more that are very nice,we will visit and film them when time permits.......Best regards Chris

  • @animesis

    @animesis

    6 жыл бұрын

    Steven Cooper I reckon Crossness could give her a run for her money!

  • @andypughtube

    @andypughtube

    4 жыл бұрын

    Crossness: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossness_Pumping_Station

  • @HenrysAdventures
    @HenrysAdventures3 жыл бұрын

    Looks lovely!

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's fantastic.Go when it's in steam to enjoy it at it's best,plus the miniature railway runs these days.This video is my most watched video.

  • @nightlightabcd
    @nightlightabcd4 жыл бұрын

    It's a cathedral of technology and ingenuity!

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    That sums it up very well.

  • @johnblackburn2237
    @johnblackburn22374 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful engineering and architecture

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    British workmanship at it's best John.

  • @hogsworthhammer9211
    @hogsworthhammer92114 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful pumping station; every town should have one.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    It surely is a pretty one.Fantastic!

  • @BubbaWarbucks
    @BubbaWarbucks6 жыл бұрын

    It never ceases to amaze me how the Brits turn what could be a cold, dark, workhouse into a light, artistic space.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hi Bubba.This building is amazing,the pumps not bad either....A pumping station that looks like a palace inside......Regards Chris

  • @sahilsardar1237
    @sahilsardar12373 жыл бұрын

    Wow, wonderful machine ever seen ! Wonderful !

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks!

  • @Tom_Losh
    @Tom_Losh4 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful machines!

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    They certainly are.

  • @paulo9530
    @paulo95304 жыл бұрын

    very beautiful, thanks for sharing

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Paulo,so pleased you enjoyed the video.

  • @abhishekgourav6144
    @abhishekgourav61446 жыл бұрын

    This is not just a machine its a work of art

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Very true! Built on for the workers to see..........Cheers Chris

  • @peterhunt2723
    @peterhunt27233 жыл бұрын

    My daughters wedding was held here an we had the engines steamed for the occasion!

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    What a location for a wedding Peter, amazing!

  • @kevindavis6042
    @kevindavis60424 жыл бұрын

    A truly beautiful machine in a gorgeous building They just don't make anything like this before today

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have to agree it is amazing,visiting this pumping station has got me interested in these pumps....Regards Chris

  • @andrzej-kv7cm
    @andrzej-kv7cm4 жыл бұрын

    Popatrzyłem i zrobiło smutno... Kiedyś maszynownia (ten zabytek odpowiada ni mniej ni więcej współczesnym hydroforniom) wyglądała jak dzieło sztuki. Piękne witraże w oknach, filary zdobione metaloplastyką, wszędzie lad i porządek. Ja wiem ze tej klasy zabytek jest szczególnie zadbany ale stawiam dolary przeciw orzechom że w chwili uruchomienia (pewnie grubo ponad sto lat temu!) wyglądał równie elegancko. Porównajmy sobie współczesne, rzekomo nowoczesne, stacje pomp czy jak kto woli hydrofornie. Wszechobecna rdza, woda kapiąca z nieszczelności, brud i smród... Taka to jest ta nasza "nowoczesność". Nie nowoczesność a bylejakość, tandeta, aby taniej, aby łatwiej... Bardzo to smutne.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Could you write in English please,thank you for commenting.

  • @shaftwood
    @shaftwood4 жыл бұрын

    Nice reilang oiler at 2:50. Fits right in with the rest of the pumping station.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    It a good one.We loved our visit.

  • @aeroflopper
    @aeroflopper4 жыл бұрын

    just down the road from me, i used to take kids there when i was a coach driver.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    I bet they had a good day,did you ride the miniature railway?

  • @conradsmith2048
    @conradsmith20484 жыл бұрын

    A regal rig for sure. A piece of art.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's just amazing Conrad.

  • @TheRantingCabbie
    @TheRantingCabbie6 жыл бұрын

    The ornate and decorative pillars says pride in what was built.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    The building and the pumps are amazing,must go back again soon!.........Best regards Chris

  • @blainesayler1514
    @blainesayler15144 жыл бұрын

    Sir Joseph Bazalgette built some insanely ornate pumping stations around London in the 1860's as well. Look more like cathedrals than anything.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    This must be on par with a palace or cathedral Blaine it's fantastic.

  • @normturner5170
    @normturner51703 жыл бұрын

    What a fantastic piece of machinery

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    It really is Norm,the building is amazing too.Built to last in the old days.....Regards Chris

  • @AliIsmaeltyphoon
    @AliIsmaeltyphoon3 жыл бұрын

    A piece of paradise for me ! those boilers should be very old ones.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    I would think they have had many rebuilds over the years but they would be very old.

  • @kennethwallace4338
    @kennethwallace43384 жыл бұрын

    Almost makes me wonder if this was where they pincle in the scene for the Titanic then chopped it through the computer to look fitting for a ship. Interesting to watch these in action.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Kenneth...The decor is nearly as nice as the Titanic,so much detail for just a pumping station that many of the public didn't see in the old days,lucky for us we can enjoy it on these Open/Steaming days......Best wishes Chris

  • @scottarmstrong5607

    @scottarmstrong5607

    4 жыл бұрын

    The engine room scene in Titanic was filmed in this ship. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Jeremiah_O%27Brien

  • @lestermiller2717
    @lestermiller27176 жыл бұрын

    Thank god they saved this old engine from being scraped. What an amazing piece of art even the columns will blow your doors off. Detail every where.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    I totally agree,beautiful! Many of these pumping stations were built like Palaces inside.......Regards Chris

  • @deeringkendrick8388
    @deeringkendrick83884 жыл бұрын

    So beautiful.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    It really is.

  • @mikewalton5469
    @mikewalton54696 жыл бұрын

    amazing engineering

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    I agree! the work that went into this beautiful building and pumps........Best wishes Chris.

  • @andrzej3511
    @andrzej35117 ай бұрын

    It's simply unbelievable how much attention the engineers and builders of the past had to detail! Richly decorated columns, with artistic metalwork, base and capital, COLORFUL STAINED GLASS GLASS in the windows and the machine itself is varnished, polished to a shine. And yet, according to today's approach, it is the MOST ORDINARY ENGINE ROOM, which does not have to be beautiful... It really doesn't have to be...? A wonderful marriage of steel and brass. Incredible reliability - in fact, these machines can be used regularly even today!!! Learn, look at how it was done in the past, today's producers of trash and ugliness!!!! Producers of unnecessary disposable bulk...

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    7 ай бұрын

    Things have changed a lot from when they built these pumps, they cared about what it looked like, but only the workers ever saw inside the public couldn't see it. Just amazing building and long may it be used on open days just to show British engineering off at it's best.

  • @andrzej3511

    @andrzej3511

    7 ай бұрын

    @@wooltman "The things have changed a lot", unfortunately for the worse. The widespread mediocrity, quality and reliability are calling for a break. Aesthetics - no words. I have a machine for cutting bread and cold meats in my kitchen. Manual, the one with a crank. Made of cast iron, the cutting disc is of course made of steel. External elements are enameled (not varnished!). I recently replaced the wooden countertop because it was simply physically worn out. How it come? I inherited this cutting machine from my mother, and she inherited it from hers - my grandmother. My grandmother received it from her parents as a teenage girl as part of her maiden dowry (there used to be something like that). So this machine is about a hundred years old, and... it still works. Now, after replacing the countertop with elegant oak, it simply looks new, stylized to look like the old one. Seriously. And you know what? If something is certain in this world, it is that I will never change this device to a "modern" one!!! For two reasons: this item is a material testimony to the continuity of my family, this item is simply made very carefully and it works. But the funniest thing is that many of my friends ask: where did you buy such a stylish piece? So I point to the inscription on the body indicating the name of a well-known Polish pre-war company (Norblin), which even the Germans did not destroy during the occupation. The communists were bothered by... Today, only a few original devices from the Norblin factory remain, and with great effort, the people of Warsaw created a museum, more or less in the place where the factory stood. A bit similar to yours, although of course much more modest. We value our tradition very much too.

  • @vilasboas0306
    @vilasboas03064 жыл бұрын

    Perfeição!!👏👏👏👏🇧🇷

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks.

  • @johnadams2063
    @johnadams20634 жыл бұрын

    It moves so smooth

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    It really is John, also quiet,so well engineered not a knock or a clank after all these years amazing...You have to visit it to appreciate these pumps,we were blown away.....Regards Chris

  • @faerieSAALE
    @faerieSAALE3 жыл бұрын

    The Industrial Revolution Steam Power Age was incredible!

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very true.

  • @quintoflyer
    @quintoflyer4 жыл бұрын

    magic great video

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks.Regards Chris

  • @bulletproofpepper2
    @bulletproofpepper24 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure Sam,sorry for the late reply but I found your comment in the spam section....Regards Chris

  • @kh2140
    @kh21402 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful and amazing. What lubrication does it use?

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I'm not sure but I would think a steam oil.

  • @TheBandana1969
    @TheBandana19694 жыл бұрын

    Though the Brits made some pretty good systems for distribution of drinking water, sewage and storm water pumping stations, we Indians neglected this aspect after Independence in 1947.Very soon we were wallowing in filth and sewage and drinking doubtful water. Wish we had continued to make as good municipal facilities as these. Then we would not have to live with the dubious distinction of being the country with the largest number of people without proper drinking water and sewage treatment facilities.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Such a shame you have lost your pumps.

  • @johngray8606
    @johngray86064 жыл бұрын

    Amazing machinery, very ornate, subtitles explaining things would have been helpful.👍👍👍

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi John.When I took this video,I was as wise as you,also just amazed at the machine and building...On reflection your so right it does need a few subtitles.Being a total novice with pumps like this, it could have taken me a long time to ask for all the information then adding it to the video.. In my eyes this would spoil the video of these fabulous machines,it could also get very technical for some...The information is available on line from there website....If i'm ever doing another film of these pumps I will try to add a bit more info......Regards Chris

  • @gregmiller5907
    @gregmiller59076 жыл бұрын

    magnificent machinery

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm 100% in agreement with you.British workmanship at it's best.......Regards Chris

  • @user-by3xh9ml7k

    @user-by3xh9ml7k

    6 жыл бұрын

    Greg Miller. το

  • @smitty2868
    @smitty28684 жыл бұрын

    Lovely video, but what is the pumping station used for - I know, I know, pumping water but from where to or to where and what for?

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Feeding water to the factories in Nottingham.

  • @Livedracersteve
    @Livedracersteve3 жыл бұрын

    ahhhhh yes the good times when buildings were built around machines. a thing of beauty really

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pride in there work,just amazing.

  • @ElyanSun
    @ElyanSun3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @justinvasko3577
    @justinvasko35776 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that giant pump just for the fountain in the pond

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Not really Justin,it was used to pump water all over the county,I like your comment though!......Chris

  • @justinvasko3577

    @justinvasko3577

    6 жыл бұрын

    wooltman This is actually the third or fourth time I've watched the video and I always think about the fountain. A massive station being used for that always makes me laugh. thought I'd finally share. Anyway, very good video!

  • @b_rad5678
    @b_rad56784 жыл бұрын

    Some people get offend when you say "balls to the wall" but machines like this is where the term originated.

  • @kcrreedranch

    @kcrreedranch

    4 жыл бұрын

    The term is actually ."Balls Out" . Meaning the balls on the governor have swung out.Meaning full throttle..She was going balls out my friend.

  • @b_rad5678

    @b_rad5678

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@kcrreedranch I would have to agree, both terms have probably been used over the years. I had no idea where it came from until I watched a video featuring Jay Leno. Among his collectable are a few smaller steam driven devices. He used the term "Balls to the wall".

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks for your comment,I didn't know that's where the term came from....Regards Chris

  • @brit1066
    @brit10664 жыл бұрын

    If you like this then you should visit the Black Country Museum in Dudley in the W. Midlands of England. It’s called the Black Country because this old heavy industrial area of the industrial Midlands was at one time SO FILTHY WTH COAL, SOOT AND SMOKE that the area was literally black. I was born in the Black Country where the Industrial Revolution was really born. There was an abundance of coal, limestone, fire clay, sand and iron ore everything you need for the production of Iron and Glass. In the 18th and 19th century an immense system of canals were dug by hand, Railways were built and the Industrial Revolution took off. The Museum is AMAZING, it is an outdoor museum with a real village built from real houses and factories of the period. You can go down a real coal mine, travel for miles on the canals and through miles of tunnels. There are a series of 9 locks outside the museum that enabled canal barges to travel over the hill on which Dudley is built. At the end of this series of locks there is a Tenth Lock which is the name of a PUB. You can see a REAL WORKING BEAM ENGINE that was used to pump out the tin mines in Cornwall. It is truly an amazing place. The Black Country dialect is like nothing else you will ever hear, natives of the Black Country can talk in front of Foreigners with impunity knowing that they had little chance of being understood. Sadly it is dying out. I was born in the town of Stourbridge were the very first Steam Locomotive to run on rails in the USA was built, it was called the Stourbridge Lion. The rails that it ran on were made in the USA but they were so weak that the Lion bent them, so heavy duty rails had to be imported from England

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    We are slowly completing or tours of the pumping stations,one day we will get to visit the B/Country Museum...Thanks for the info.....Regards Chris

  • @johnburrow2329
    @johnburrow23294 жыл бұрын

    Love to know what it pumps? Simply gorgeous structure, machinery. Thank you. JB

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi John.The pumps used to pump water to the factories of Nottingham....Simply beautiful and all this for a pumping station that nobody would see,they really cared in those days...British and built to last........Regards Chris

  • @peterparsons3297

    @peterparsons3297

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wooltman proud of their work, even the mundane in those days was made with care and pride

  • @rriquelmy3522
    @rriquelmy35224 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    No problem

  • @philliplopez8745
    @philliplopez87456 жыл бұрын

    industrial art at its zenith .

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hi Phillip.I have to agree,good British workmanship,built to last.......Regards Chris

  • @bendriscoll6631
    @bendriscoll66316 жыл бұрын

    Leave it to the British to decorate a pump house like a palace, as it should be.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Pride in there work and built to last.........Regards Chris.

  • @jogindersinghfoley3860

    @jogindersinghfoley3860

    3 жыл бұрын

    @lindowan123 St Pancaras Railway Station, We almost lost it as BR wanted to flatten it in the 1970s

  • @PointyTailofSatan
    @PointyTailofSatan3 жыл бұрын

    BTW: the two engines put out a total of about 500HP., although they don't have to pump the water 150ft uphill anymore. So I suspect they are almost idling now when they run.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure you can find out a lot more info off there website...But she does run smoothly so you could be right.

  • @shadabdadkhan9238
    @shadabdadkhan92384 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @alanschwartz1157
    @alanschwartz11574 жыл бұрын

    Even grimy industrial things were beautiful back then.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't think these pumping stations were allowed to get dirty in the old days either Alan.....Regards Chris

  • @kevinhoffman8214
    @kevinhoffman82146 жыл бұрын

    from an era when it had to work and look great

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    So right Kevin and it does both!......Thanks for commenting.......Regards Chris

  • @RenaissancePeopleNYC
    @RenaissancePeopleNYC4 жыл бұрын

    absolutely amazing and beautiful! Now, where is it!? Although with a name like that it has to be some English thing a ma jig.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's in the UK, you can find out more details if you check out there website.....Welcome to my channel....Regards Chris

  • @ollylewin

    @ollylewin

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's just North of Nottingham, on the way to Mansfield. Just on your left as you come off the big roundabout 😂

  • @steveendres9484
    @steveendres94844 жыл бұрын

    I love it old steam house

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lovely old place!.

  • @TRPGpilot
    @TRPGpilot6 жыл бұрын

    Impressive!

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    It certainly is,check out my other video of pumping stations in the UK.......Regards Chris

  • @williamquilitzsch4174
    @williamquilitzsch41746 жыл бұрын

    LOL, keeping the tea water hot on steam cylinder. My father used to warm up his lunch on steam pipes at work.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    You have got to keep your tea warm LOL!

  • @TheBandana1969

    @TheBandana1969

    4 жыл бұрын

    My dad used to work in a jute mill owned by a Scottish company near Calcutta in the 1940s. He said that the used steam was condensed to make distilled water (for drinking) and the heat from the boilers were used to warm the water for use in the officers bungalows

  • @1RAYGC
    @1RAYGC3 жыл бұрын

    I remember learning about James Watt in grade school.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see his workmanship isn't it Ray...Some very clever guys about in those days,all done without a computer.....Regards Chris

  • @1RAYGC

    @1RAYGC

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wooltman I'm a 70 year old American and if I make back to England this is one of the things I would like to see. I spent a week in London about 40 years ago and loved what I saw. I do love the mechanical genius it took to design devices like the pump. So simple and pure when you see the completed design, yet genius. Thanks again for the video at my age it might be as close as I get.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@1RAYGC My pleasure Ray.

  • @K-Effect
    @K-Effect4 жыл бұрын

    If I was a billionaire these are the kind of toys I would own.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Kevin,they are wonderful machines aren't they.

  • @dogphlap6749
    @dogphlap6749Ай бұрын

    Papplepwick pumping station: Rigg Lane, Off Longdale Lane, Ravenshead, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG159AJ.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you. Well worth a visit.

  • @mackreynolds7673
    @mackreynolds76734 жыл бұрын

    The Watt's Link. That is where the linkage on my cars suspension got its name.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    You could be right Mack.What type of car is that fitted on? ..Best wishes Chris

  • @mackreynolds7673

    @mackreynolds7673

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@wooltman The rear suspension of a 2006 Chrysler P/T Cruiser.

  • @Hooftimmer
    @Hooftimmer6 жыл бұрын

    Magnificent

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    It sure is,just amazing.........Regards Chris

  • @rendoman84
    @rendoman844 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful place! Little question, what's the song at 7:24?

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sorry I cannot help you,it was just a organ playing to the crowd..

  • @rendoman84

    @rendoman84

    4 жыл бұрын

    thanks anyway!

  • @mreckes9967
    @mreckes99674 жыл бұрын

    How elegant.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Certainly is,just amazing.

  • @timmayer8723
    @timmayer87236 жыл бұрын

    Majestic

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    They really are..........Chris.

  • @neilfantacone7534
    @neilfantacone75344 жыл бұрын

    You left out the important stuff. Like what are we pumping? Water, sewage, water run off. How many houses this unit supplies?

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sorry! The pumps used to pump water to the busy industries in the City of Nottingham and the area.

  • @Gizmologist1
    @Gizmologist14 жыл бұрын

    I assume water is being pumped but is it drinking water, canal water, flood control?

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Water for industry in Nottingham.

  • @denniswilliams8747
    @denniswilliams87476 жыл бұрын

    How about a technical vid explaining the machinery. Thanks

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hi Dennis.That is something I will think about,but on these open days it can get a bit crowded and one cannot film it like a documentary,but I will try and get more information about the pumps and add it to the remarks for all to read....Many thanks for your comment........Regards Chris

  • @donmelton1512

    @donmelton1512

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@wooltman how about doing a voice over?

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@donmelton1512 I don't think that would be a good idea,I never like hearing myself speak on film Don LOL.

  • @gregw8232

    @gregw8232

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wooltman Beautifully maintained building and grounds. Am curious at 8:25 the steps next to the boiler, were they shaped that way in the beginning or wore down?

  • @rogerb5615
    @rogerb56156 жыл бұрын

    Created in an era when engineered structures were housed in artistically-decorated palaces. Even the prosaic New York subway system's earliest stations were beautifully dressed out in ceramic tile. Now we have to endure "post-modernism" and graffiti-proofing and vandal-prevention in our public spaces. Feh.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    It is a shame that we have lost these amazing buildings,it's a good job we have skilled enthusiasts that can restore these machines and buildings for all to see......Best wishes Chris

  • @metalmicky
    @metalmicky4 жыл бұрын

    First class video,has it had a lick of paint on the walls?

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks Michael.I must have had a few new coats of paint in it's time.Beautiful,sums it up nicely.

  • @zomgerln
    @zomgerln3 жыл бұрын

    So this is where the Adeptus Mechanicus started.

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL! Great isn't it.

  • @ichabodon
    @ichabodon3 жыл бұрын

    When the Victorians made something, they made it to last, and while they were at it, beautiful too

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so right,it's like a palace inside.

  • @SalvoZ06
    @SalvoZ06 Жыл бұрын

    1:10 Can you please tell me what those 2 spinning spheres are?

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    Жыл бұрын

    It is the Governor,it prevents the machine from running faster than the driver has set it.

  • @SalvoZ06

    @SalvoZ06

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wooltman Perfect thanks ☺️👍

  • @derekcruz7576
    @derekcruz75764 жыл бұрын

    very satisfying

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just amazing Derek.

  • @randycoolbaugh1408
    @randycoolbaugh14086 жыл бұрын

    would have loved to see the "poor people" floor as well......... I got a quick glimpse....

  • @wooltman

    @wooltman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Will take that on board for any future videos Randy,thanks for commenting..........Regards Chris

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