Red and black plaque № 8922

This red and black commemorative plaque records: Awarded to the Claymills Pumping Engines Trust for their restoration of Britain's most complete example of a Victorian sewage pumping station. From 1885 to 1971 this site dealt with the effluent from Burton-upon-Trent's brewing industry. Among its many treasures is the oldest steam-driven dynamo in the country. Recorded plaque organisation: Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

The Claymills Pumping Engines Trust restored a significant Victorian sewage pumping station, preserving Britain's most complete example of Victorian engineering that historically managed effluent from Burton-upon-Trent’s prominent brewing industry.