317 Comments for Ryhope Pumping Station

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I don't even know what I'm looking at and yet I think this shot is fabulous! The colors, the symmetry, the line up.......all of it!
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Feels like we're right there with ya!
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Everything about this place is the very finest!
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I can't believe I'm looking at a "pumping station!" This place is divine as seen through your lens!
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Spectacular architecture against the bluest of skies. Perfect shot!
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That spike is a wedge, when hammered futher in (from the wider end) the sides force expansion. Looking at the photos, but not being able to see behind the cover I can't see the purpose of the wedges. The Brass ball at the bottom of the beam is an oil holder, which dripfeeds, or in some cases feeds by a wick, oil to the pin and bush below it.
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It's not paint or metal. If you have a look a few photos on, the connecting rods are wood, and the stain colours make for the contrasts. It just goes to show the skill of the craftsmen that made these machines
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What amazes me is the attention to detail and perfection in things like the countersinking depth for the name plate srews, The nameplate itself, just for a wheel. The finishing of the thread end of the shaft. The engineers that made this equipment, considering the technology of the time, were true craftsmen. Very rare to find now days.
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Way cool set, Awesome. Words don't do Justice to the art of your photos Motts.

Really enjoyed this one, The nice guy who let you in to shoot would have had to drag me out of there!!!!!
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nevermore, the knife looking object is a file for wood or metal.
this place is absolutely amazing.
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i am amazed at the condition of this place!
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The colors are stunning in the picture! i love it!
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Why not? They sell soap dispensers on eBay....

(Sorry. I couldn't resist the temptation).
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Been about 6 months since I've been here (Thanks for the new pics, Motts!), but DaveWilly owes me a new monitor due to the Dr. Pepper I just spewed from the soap dispenser crack!

Seriously, wonderful pictures. Glad to be back.
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i know of this place it was a sad day when they knocked it down lots of people i knew lived here how sad