Historic houses · North East England
Dalton Water Pumping Station
In or near Easington Colliery.
Dalton Water Pumping Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Chris Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Seaham · 2.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Dalton Water Pumping Station, the nearest railway station is Seaham, which is 2.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SR7 8RQ. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Dalton Water Pumping Station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2023
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Dalton Old Pump House, formerly Dalton Pumping Station, is a Victorian former pumping station at Cold Hesledon, near Dalton-le-Dale in County Durham in England. It used to provide drinking water for Sunderland and the surrounding district and now functions as a wedding venue. Built in the Venetian Gothic Revival style, it is a grade II* listed building. Inside, a pair of beam engines (dating from 1873-79, when the complex was built) remain preserved in place, though they are no longer operational.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
In 2020, with the buildings under new ownership Vikki McCarthy-Wright and Ian Wright, planning permission was granted for its conversion into a wedding venue, bride shop and commercial offices. As part of the conversion a lift was installed within the former chimney flue inside the tower. (it formerly gave access to the engine bed floor, from where the pump rods descended into the boreholes) Wedding ceremonies are conducted in the Engine Room, the Boiler Room is used for wedding receptions and other events, and the former coal store contains offices.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8154, -1.3622
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Dalton-le-Dale
- Postcode
- SR7 8RQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Nearest railway station
- Seaham — 2.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17536708 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dalton Old Pump House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dalton Water Pumping Station?
- Dalton Water Pumping Station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR7 8RQ), in the parish of Dalton-le-Dale.
- What is Dalton Water Pumping Station?
- Dalton Water Pumping Station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Dalton Water Pumping Station?
- The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR7 8RQ.
- Is Dalton Water Pumping Station a protected site?
- Yes — Dalton Water Pumping Station is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Dalton Water Pumping Station?
- The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR7 8RQ.