20th November 2018 – Papplewick Pumping Station Eighteen members of the group visited Papplewick Pumping station for a guided tour of Britain’s finest working Victorian water pumping station. The rivers Leen and Trent provided Nottingham’s water. This was delivered to doorsteps by water carriers called Higglers. During the period 1720 to 1830 the population of … Continue reading Discovering Nottingham Archive 2018