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Pumping Station to East of Wallasey Dock

A Grade II Listed Building in Seacombe, Wirral

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4022 / 53°24'7"N

Longitude: -3.0138 / 3°0'49"W

OS Eastings: 332696

OS Northings: 389960

OS Grid: SJ326899

Mapcode National: GBR 7YD3.B4

Mapcode Global: WH876.PR26

Plus Code: 9C5RCX2P+VF

Entry Name: Pumping Station to East of Wallasey Dock

Listing Date: 20 February 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1258168

English Heritage Legacy ID: 444481

ID on this website: 101258168

Location: Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, CH41

County: Wirral

Electoral Ward/Division: Seacombe

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Wallasey

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Seacombe St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description


SJ 38 NW WALLASEY PUMP ROAD
(south side)

6/84 Pumping Station
to east of
20.2.85 Wallasey Dock

- II

Pumping Station. 1886 extended 1908. Common brick with red brick
dressings and slate roofs. One storey, 9 x 3 bays, 1st 3 bays form
the extension, rear range of 6 bays. Round-arched applied arcade,
2 string courses open and top cornice. Coped gables and clasing
buttresses to angles. Large keys of arcade projected upward as flat
pilasters, with smaller intermediate pilasters. 6 pilasters of arcade
have small niches. 1st, 4th and 9th bays are blind, the rest have
paired segmental-headed windows with round windows above all with
iron small-pane glazing. Roof has rectangular ridge louvres with
pitched roofs. Right return 1st 3 bays gabled similar to front facade
gable has round-headed window. Next 3 bays are gabled, 3 round-headed
windows interrupted by later lean-to extension. Louvred round window
above. Octagonal stack projects to centre, has 4 string courses and
machicolated cap. Left return similar, large segmental-headed entrance.
Return of rear range recessed to left, similar to right return. Rear
facing dock has been altered.


Listing NGR: SJ3269689960

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