Crofton Beam Engines will be pumping away throughout the evening on Saturday, May 18 for a special event run as part of the Museums At Night initiative.
The annual UK-wide festival, funded by the Arts Council, sees hundreds of venues throwing open their doors after hours, to encourage visitors into museums, galleries and heritage sites.
And Crofton will be joining venues across Europe in running an evening event, as the UK initiative runs in parallel with La Nuit Des Musées, which takes place across the continent.
Extra illuminations and lights shows are promised to visitors. The event starts at 6pm and runs until 10pm.
Crofton houses the world’s oldest working beam engine – a Boulton and Watt engine installed in 1812. Alongside it is a second ‘younger’ beam engine made by Harvey & Co installed relatively recently – in 1846.
The station started work in 1809 pumping water up to the canal’s highest level – the section between Crofton and Burbage, which was above any reliable local water source.
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