This 1901 built water pump is one of a pair installed at Worthington & Co Brewery's pumping station at Wetmore Road Maltings, in Burton-upon-Trent, and were used on a one on, one off basis almost constantly for drawing water from a well and sending it to large iron casks in the malt houses for steeping the grain.
The pumps were powered by an electric motor, and each pump could deliver 8,650 gallons an hour. Buxton and Thornley were a Buxton based firm which were favoured by the various Buxton brewers. This pump is now on display at the Museum of Brewing.
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