Pump station for managing water levels in a polder
The pump station pictured here is situated on a dike around a small polder near a river. It guards the water level in the polder to keep it dry. If needed, water can be pumped from the polder into the river.
From the style I guess it is built between 1920-1930.
The main dike protects the city. The polder has it's own dike and the water level inside is controlled by the pump station. The groundwater is collected in a ditch and pumped to the river via the harbor.
The numbered arrows are the camera positions with the photo numbers as shown below.
1
The polder (left) with the pump station positioned against the dike (right, hidden behind bushes).
2
Left side of the building, seen from the polder dike. The ribs on the window are looking like a shark's gill guiding the water that is flowing through the pump station.
3
This is the only part of the machinery visible on the outside. From a blueprint I saw it sits directly above the pump, but I don't know it's function. The pump is driven by a 60 HP Deutz engine.
4
Part of the front side with lookout post. The ditch visible on the right collects groundwater from the polder.
5
Right side of the pump station. The main dike is just visible with the city buildings behind it. On the foreground the polder dike.
6
On the other side of the polder dike, directly opposite the pump station and near the harbor, is another building in the same style, with a transformer station and an office for the harbor manager.
7
The harbor with entrance from the canal connecting to the river.
Photo 1..5 + 7: Nikon 1 V2, 18.5 mm f/1.8 (50 mm equiv).
Photo 6: Pentax K5-II, FA 43 mm f/1.9 Limited (65 mm equiv).
Drawing: Inkscape.
The polder (left) with the pump station positioned against the dike (right, hidden behind bushes).
