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Photograph © Chris Allen, under this
Creative Commons Licence
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Sherborne Steam & Waterwheel Centre (Formerly Castleton Water
Pumping Station)
Location
Grid reference: ST 646 169
OS sheet: 183
½ mile E of Sherborne town centre. Follow signs for Sherborne Old Castle. 120 yds E of Castleton Road junction.
A 26-ft diameter breastshot waterwheel, built in 1869 to pump water to the town.
Now operational, generates 38HP, driving an 1883 pump set. In 2012 its is hoped to have a Hindley steam engine operating
on open days: details will be on our web site.
Opening times 2016
May to October; one Sunday each month
(See web site) 11.00 to 16.30.
Party visits at other times by arrangement.
National Mills Weekend opening times 2016
not open
2016 (open Sunday 8th May)
Contact
Geoff Ward, tel. 01963 250206, or David
Wilkins,
tel 01935 816324.
Web site
www.castletonwaterwheelmuseum.org.uk/
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