Unidentified Site - Higher Poynton, Cheshire

We came across this location wilst looking around at Poynton's coal mining heritage. We only know (local quote), that "its a pumping station". I guessed it was part of GPSS, but that is actually further north, from posts where it goes beneath the canal, also confirmed by Alan Turnbull, from Secret Places.

The site has been partially re-used as the council tip (recycling centre).

There are 2 main buildings, one offices, the other "plant", a small circular brick wall (sewerage bed ?), and some blast walled undergound steps, blocked off.

It is aboout here: Google Earth , it just appears on the edge of the Google Earth V6 1945 aerial photos.

GE V6, 1945



1970





Office ?



Plant ?





Gated room

From the 1970 image, the 'blast walled underground steps' appear to be air raid shelters.

According to the chap at the (nearby) Anson Engine Museum, it was a pumping station on the GPSS pipeline from Chester (Backford) to Hull (Paull), but the pipeline was re-routed sometime after the war further north, and it became redundant. Problem Solved.

For a general route, look at www.linewatch.co.uk/pipeline_network.php

It currently crosses the canal around here, if my memory is correct.

maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl...79,0.008256&t=h&z=18