Mather & Platt electric fire pump, used for driving a sprinkler system at Blackpool Town Hall. cast iron; A centrifugal impeller pump and motor, switchgear, resister bank for starting motor, switchgear and resistor bank (or shunt).
The pump is a fine example of a Manchester-built Mather and Platt fire pump. Whereas several steam powered fire pumps of the early twentieth century survive in preservation, this is the only electrically driven pump of its era made by this famous local company which this museum has acquired at the time of writing in 2009.
Body of Mather & Platt electric fire pump, used for driving a sprinkler system used at Blackpool Town Hall.
Top cover of a Mather & Platt electric fire pump, used for driving a sprinkler system used at Blackpool Town Hall.
Electric motor, part of a Mather & Platt electric fire pump: for driving a sprinkler system used at Blackpool Town Hall.
Switchgear of Mather & Platt electric fire pump, which was used for driving a sprinkler system used at Blackpool Town Hall.
Three phase isolator and diaphragm switch of Mather and Platt electric fire pump: for driving a sprinkler system used at Blackpool Town Hall.
Three-phase motor shunt windings from Mather & Platt electric fire pump used for driving a sprinkler system at Blackpool Town Hall.
Gate valve from Mather and Platt sprinkler system used at Blackpool Town Hall.
Gate valve from a fire pump system
Fire pump reducing valve
Fire pump reducing union
Fire pump elbow with tee off, from Mather & Platt sprinkler system used at Blackpool Town Hall.
Fire pump pipe elbow, from Mather & Platt sprinkler system used at Blackpool Town Hall.
Mather and Platt fire pump chain-drive safety guard
Mather & Platt fire pump chain-drive safety guard
Mather and Platt fire pump chain-drive safety guard
Safety guard for a Mather & Platt fire pump.
Mather and Platt fire pump safety guard
Mather and Platt fire pump chain-drive safety guard
Mather & Platt fire pump bleed or actuator feed pipe
Mather and Platt fire pump automatic sprinkler gauge with isolator valve and pipework
Fire pump automatic sprinkler gauge with isolator valve, made by Mather & Platt Ltd, Manchester, c.1938.
Mather & Platt fire pump sprinkler heads, cabinet for reserve supply.
Part of a centrifugal impeller pump and motor, switchgear, resister bank for starting motor, switchgear and resistor bank (or shunt)
Mather and Platt fire pump automatic sprinkler gauge
Mather & Platt fire pump drive chain.
Mather & Platt fire pump fixings and fittings. 1 bag of nuts and bolts. 8 fittings.
Mather and Platt fire pump system sprinkler head
