Springhead water pumping station in Willerby near Hull has been restored to its former glory by Yorkshire Water in a £2.6m project.

The station is a Grade 2 listed building dating back to 1864 but over the years it has been the subject of numerous thefts and acts of vandalism including the removal of the slate roof tiles.

Springhead pumps water from the boreholes onsite to Keldgate water treatment works for treatment and Keldgate then supplies residents of Hull and East Riding with drinking water.

Springhead pumping station produces 25 million litres of water every day – a third of Hull and East Riding’s daily water supply – and Yorkshire.Water’s contract partners, York-based building renovation specialists, William Birch & Sons, carried out the sensitive refurbishment work whilst complying with its Grade 2 listed status.