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Leawood pump house on the Cromford Canal

  


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Leawood pump house on the Cromford Canal

Leawood pump house on Cromford canal

Leawood pump house was opened in 1849 to pump water from the river Derwent to the canal when the water level was low. It used a single action beam engine capable of lifting 5 tons of water a minute up to a height of 30 feet. It too has been lovingly restored and is open to the public. It can be found along the canal path about one and a quarter miles from the main canal car park

Leawood pump house on Cromford canal

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