Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders

The hydraulic pumping station designed by J. J. Burnett and J. A. Campbell in 1894, which operated numerous

hydraulic cranes, lifts and pumps, at a pressure of 750 psi obtained from an accumulator with a 20 in. diameter ram and 20 ft stroke has been conserved and serves as a welcome reminder of the project’s grandeur. This station, the dock’s main architectural feature, has at its north end the massive water tower providing the hydraulic head of water to the accumulator, designed in the style of an Italian campanile with ornamental corbelling. At its south end is an octagonal brickwork chimney with eight sculptured panels representing winds, inspired by the Tower of the Winds at Athens.

R Paxton and J Shipway

Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' with kind permission of Thomas Telford Publishers.