Welcome to the collection and archive of the museum

Please note: This site is a work in progress, Currently the archivists are busy working on converting and updating the offline catalogue. Only 2 items are currently accessible without logging in. If you wish to know more about any item in the collection, please email us at: info@waterworksmuseum.org.uk

Details of the whole of the museum's collection and archive is held digitally and is accessible on this web site.

The collection contains the UK’s widest range of working water pumps and engines from across Herefordshire, neighbouring counties and Wales, most of which are the last working examples of their type.

The archive holds over a thousand documents including contracts, trade catalogues and handbooks, technical journals, plans, photographs and administrative records of the local waterworks.

Use the sidebar to browse by topics
Search in the title bar to find entries (a search on "Triple" will list all the items with "Triple" in the description).
Click on Descriptions to view lists of items in the collection and archive.