Elizabeth Street Pumphouse
Source: George Duerden, Publisher: Photogelatine Engraving Co. Ltd
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Elizabeth Street PumphouseDescription
The Grimsby Water Commission Pump House. Constructed in 1905, this municipal waterworks facility was in continuous use until the early 1990s. Prior to building the modern filtration system - villagers obtained drinking water by filtering water from intakes at the pier through buckets of charcoal. The cost to build the Pumphouse was $40,000 and it could hold 90,000 gallons of water. In this photo you can see the semi-circular fanlight windows. The Pumphouse site is the location of the Battle of the Forty which took place June 8, 1813, a historical plaque commemorates the event. The Elizabeth Street Waterworks is an excellent example of a 20th century waterworks facility. The building was constructed of brick and shows an asymmetrical composition of Romanesque character. Replaced by a new waterworks in 1998, the building known as the Pumphouse has been restored and is home to the Pumphouse artists.Collection
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Postcards