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Monument record TQ 75 SE 451 - Drake and Fletcher stationary engine bolted onto the floor of a pump house
Summary
A Drake and Fletcher stationary engine bolted onto the floor of a pump house (visible on the 2nd and 3rd edition Ordnance Survey maps) that pumped water from the Len to the new Mote House gardens (making it late Georgian or Victorian in date)
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7857 5462 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ75SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Full Description
A Drake and Fletcher stationary engine bolted onto the floor of a pump house (visible on the 2nd and 3rd edition Ordnance Survey maps) that pumped water from the Len to the new Mote House gardens (making it late Georgian or Victorian in date). Images show two plinths either side of the river on the backside of the island and a water connection. It is probable that a water pipe would have spanned across the river to pump the water up hill. (1)
<1> Jamie Webster and Jack Hayler, 2026, https://www.oldoilandgasengines.co.uk/ (Website). SKE59006.
<2> Simon Ginnaw and Robin Ambrose, 2018, Mote Park's Story (Bibliographic reference). SKE59007.
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Record last edited
May 8 2026 11:21AM