{"id":1095,"date":"2019-12-12T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lichfieldwaterworkstrust.co.uk\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2022-01-20T16:20:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T16:20:36","slug":"sandfields-cornish-pumping-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lichfieldwaterworkstrust.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/12\/12\/sandfields-cornish-pumping-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandfield&#8217;s Cornish Pumping Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Katy Shore-Kapsis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/lichfieldwaterworkstrust.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sepia-beam-picture-1-1024x900.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lichfieldwaterworkstrust.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sepia-beam-picture-1-1024x900.png 1024w, https:\/\/lichfieldwaterworkstrust.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sepia-beam-picture-1-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/lichfieldwaterworkstrust.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sepia-beam-picture-1-768x675.png 768w, https:\/\/lichfieldwaterworkstrust.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sepia-beam-picture-1-228x200.png 228w, https:\/\/lichfieldwaterworkstrust.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sepia-beam-picture-1.png 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Sandfield's Cornish Pumping Engine<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sandfield's Cornish Pumping Engine <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In 1873 installed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Great, magnificent and efficient<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">50 years non-stop performed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"> Sandfield's Cornish Pumping Engine <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In the 20s put on hold<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sultzer Uniflow taking over<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Victorian pumping days still told<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sandfield's Cornish Pumping Engine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Quietly rusting well away<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Now home to lots of pigeons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Pumping days far far away<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sandfield's Cornish Pumping Engine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Coated in a thick layer of dust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Engine team are all over her<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Polishing back all signs of rust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sandfield's Cornish Pumping Engine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Housed in a building of grand design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Rotting woodwork, holes in windows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Maintenance team now putting right<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sandfield's Cornish Pumping Engine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">No electric all in dark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">2019 saw the change come<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Electric team now have the spark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sandfield's Cornish Pumping Engine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Remembering people and days gone by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Coming back to life again now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Working once again we'll try<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katy Shore-Kapsis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Katy Shore-Kapsis. 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