Pinchbeck Engine Museum - July 2010
Pinchbeck Engine Museum is on the outskirts of Spalding in Lincolnshire just off the A16.
Since we moved to Spalding 4 years ago, we have kept seeing the sign and saying "we must go there one day". Well today was that day.
So be fair, I was expecting it to be a quick visit with not much to see. After all I never see much advertising for it and from the road, it does not look very big and I have never met anybody who has ever been there before.
So on a nice sunny day we ventured out.
The museum is built around an old steam pump that was used right up to the 1950s to drain the Fens here in Lincolnshire. Today this is done by electric engines and very few of the old steam pumps survive.
Upon arrival into an empty car park, we were met by Ken who took the time to take us around the museum, tell us all about the various parts, the history and how things work.
Overall we were on site for about an hour (which was 40 minutes longer than I was expecting) and it was a genuinely interesting visit where we learnt more about our local history. Hey we even learnt about the long forgotten Lincolnshire potato railway.
So if you find yourself on the A16 near Spalding, do stop off and have a look around. Entrance is free (although donations are welcome) and you might actually learn something and with a really nice picnic area thrown in, it's as good a place to stop off as anywhere.
Read MoreSince we moved to Spalding 4 years ago, we have kept seeing the sign and saying "we must go there one day". Well today was that day.
So be fair, I was expecting it to be a quick visit with not much to see. After all I never see much advertising for it and from the road, it does not look very big and I have never met anybody who has ever been there before.
So on a nice sunny day we ventured out.
The museum is built around an old steam pump that was used right up to the 1950s to drain the Fens here in Lincolnshire. Today this is done by electric engines and very few of the old steam pumps survive.
Upon arrival into an empty car park, we were met by Ken who took the time to take us around the museum, tell us all about the various parts, the history and how things work.
Overall we were on site for about an hour (which was 40 minutes longer than I was expecting) and it was a genuinely interesting visit where we learnt more about our local history. Hey we even learnt about the long forgotten Lincolnshire potato railway.
So if you find yourself on the A16 near Spalding, do stop off and have a look around. Entrance is free (although donations are welcome) and you might actually learn something and with a really nice picnic area thrown in, it's as good a place to stop off as anywhere.
