Pump Hall Basement driver papers and debris still scattered

papers and debris still scattered across the desk

The brickworks operated under several owners from 1884

Water pools across the cracked concrete floor

rusting machinery still positioned at its stations under light falling from high industrial windows

as Yubari's coal industry finished its long decline

Pump Hall Basement driver papers and debris still scatteredStanding water pools across the concrete floor of the pump hall basement at West Ryde Pumping Station, where derelict machinery stands silent beneath peeling paint and shadows. This sub basement level once supported the engine house that, by 1982, had become the largest domestic water pumping station in Australia. Part of the West Ryde Pumping Station series.