Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. Orford ... - English Heritage
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. Orford ... - English Heritage
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Pump House<br />
AREA/LOCATION: STRUCTURE No. E8 was 167<br />
DATE: 1961 NGR: TM 43379 48156<br />
ORIGINAL FUNCTION: Pump House<br />
CONSTRUCTIONAL TYPE: Brick<br />
LATEST FUNCTION: Pump House<br />
DIMENSIONS: 13.84m(45ft 5in)x<br />
5.46m (17ft 10in)<br />
Height: 3.72m (12ft 2in)<br />
DOCUMENTARY REFERENCE: UKAEA <strong>Orford</strong>ness combined pump house for fire mains &<br />
condensate & appliance room (NT <strong>Orford</strong>ness); AWRE 1971 167; PSA 1973 167 Condense & Fire<br />
Pump House 72000 gallons in two tanks<br />
PHOTOGRAPHS: AA99/08484-87, DP070007<br />
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER FEATURES:<br />
DESCRIPTION:<br />
The Combined Pump House for Fire Mains & Condensate & Appliance Room has a truncated T-shaped<br />
plan and is built from brick cavity wall construction, with an inner red brick wall laid to <strong>English</strong> bond<br />
and faced in Burwell whites laid to stretcher bond. Contemporary drawings describe these bricks<br />
as Primrose Gaults. To either side of the main bay (167.2) are windowless self contained bays which<br />
were entered from the south through double wooden doors with window lights over. The bay to<br />
the west was numbered 167.1, the Condensate Building. The main bay is entered through a single<br />
door in its west wall. On the south wall are two large timber-framed openings for full-height double<br />
doors. Internally are two large machine bases, two smaller machine bases and pebble-filled cable<br />
ENGLISH HERITAGE<br />
AWRE ORFORDNESS