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Stretham Old Engine is a Cornish beam pumping engine housed within a brick engine house located near the village of Stretham in Cambridgeshire. Dating from 1831, it represents a significant example of early nineteenth-century industrial technology applied to land drainage, a critical infrastructure need in the Fenland region. The engine, which operated until 1925, features a forty-five horsepower beam engine built by the Butterley Company and originally powered by a coal-fired boiler. The structure and machinery exemplify the engineering solutions deployed to manage water levels in the low-lying wetland landscape and remain an important monument to the industrial heritage of the Fens.
Stretham pumping engine is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006893. View the official record →
Stretham Old Engine is a Cornish beam pumping engine housed within a brick engine house located near the village of Stretham in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006893.
Stretham pumping engine is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006893.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British Settlement at Chittering, Cambs (3.4 km), Denny Abbey (5.1 km), Length of Car Dyke between Green End and Top Moor (6 km).
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