Photograph © Chris Allen, under this Creative Commons Licence

Castleton Water Pumping Station & Museum, Sherborne

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

Please refer to web site for open days. Party visits at other times by arrangement.

National Mills Weekend opening times

Sunday, 11.00-17.00.

Contact

Geoff Ward, tel. 01963 250206, or Robert Harris, tel. 01935 389535.

Email

geoffreyward624@aol.com or rph.harris@googlemail.com

Web site

www.castletonwaterwheelmuseum.org.uk/