The Museums 

The Water Management Consortium supports and promotes four historic pumping station museums that illustrate the development of land drainage and water management in low-lying areas.

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This page provides information about each museum, located within a preserved pumping station that once played a direct role in managing water levels and protecting surrounding land:

• Quincey’s Pumping Station – a former drainage pumping station containing original machinery used to control local water levels.

• Gayton Engine – a steam-powered pumping station that demonstrates late 19th-century drainage engineering.

• Anderby Drainage Museum – documenting the history of drainage, pumping technology, and its importance to the fenland environment.

• Owston Ferry Preservation Society Museum – a preserved rural pumping station focused on the operation and maintenance of historic engines.

Together, these museums provide insight into the engineering methods, technological developments, and operational challenges involved in historical water management.