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Message: <blockquote data-quote="traceyjj" data-source="post: 373701" data-attributes="member: 27458">Leawood Pumping Station -  built in 1849 to pump water into a canal from the river almost 50 feet below.  Typical of its day the building was functional and quite elegant... the windows in the building all are arched as in this photo. <img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/2/7/4/5/8/pump1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />And the "business end" - the beam was accessible by climbing up some very steep and narrow steps...<img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/2/7/4/5/8/beam.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Its really great to see old things like this restored and maintained and working from time to time.</blockquote>