Smethwick New Pumping Station black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: Smethwick New Pumping Station Completed in 1892 by the Birmingham Canal Navigation Company, it operated until about 1920. Restored by Sandwell M.B.C. & West Midlands County Council. Manpower Services Commission Schemes Recorded plaque organisation: Sandwell MBC, West Midlands County Council.

Smethwick New Pumping Station, completed in 1892, was crucial for maintaining water levels in the Birmingham Canal Navigation system, facilitating industrial transport in the region until its decommissioning around 1920; it was later restored to preserve industrial heritage.