Cleadon Water Pumping Station, cooling pond
Cleadon Water Pumping Station, cooling pond
HER Number
9173
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Cleadon Water Pumping Station, cooling pond
Place
Cleadon
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
Site Type: Specific
Reservoir
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
The artificial cooling pond was fed by water from the well under the engine house. It was needed because the site did not have a natural surface stream. Water from the cooling pond was recycled after use via underground pipes. In 1930 the steam powered plant was replaced by electrical equipment, making the cooling pond redundant.
Easting
438690
Northing
563430
Grid Reference
NZ438690563430
Sources
South Tyneside Council, 2007, Cleadon Hills Conservation Area Character Appraisal