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Name:Chene Pumping Station, Portland
Type of Record:Monument
HER Number:MDO19627
Last edited:Sep 12 2007 4:22AM


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Summary

Built in 1855 by John Coode for Admiralty, water piped to reservoir near Folly Pier and to breakwater. 'Chene Pump' with disused tank on shore below, shown on 1863 map. 'Chene Pumping Station (Admiralty Waterworks)' marked with a chimney on 1901 map. Marked but not named in 1926 map revision. Some structure remains.

Sources and Further Reading

<1>SWX8084 - Monograph: Morris, S. 1985 . Portland, An Illustrated History. . 87.
<2>SDO10239 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
<3>SDO10268 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1901. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.15.
<4>SDO10269 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1929. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LVIII.15.

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