Wood Drainage Engine
Amber Hill, Wind Drainage Engine
Hundreds of wind-powered drainage pumps once lined the rivers and drains in the Fens, of which this is the principal survivor.
This engine was probably built in the late eighteenth century and was taken out of use when steam powered pumping stations were introduced in the 1840s. It was originally about twice the current height and would have worked with four sails.
The wooden scoop wheel has been restored in recent years.