Brede Waterworks

The waterworks still houses two of the three stationary steam engines that were used to pump water from Brede to reservoirs at Fairlight and Baldslow.

However, amateur geologist and councillor Thomas Elworthy recommended a site at Brede, claiming that its proximity to Hastings would make the scheme cheaper.

Straw and hessian sacks provided makeshift seating in the open wagons.

In the 1920s, the River Brede ceased to be navigable, and that section of the tramway was abandoned.

Coal was brought in from Doleham Halt on the Ashford to Hastings line to a transfer shed built some 150 yards (140 m) north of the wharf.

From that date, coal was delivered by lorry directly to the waterworks from Hastings station.

A new boiler was fitted in 1923 and the locomotive was rebuilt c1931 when the water tanks required replacement.

[3] It housed two 410 horsepower (310 kW) triple expansion steam engines by Tangye of Birmingham.

The engines were powered by four boilers which were built by Babcock & Wilcox of Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.

[3] It houses a triple-expansion steam engine built in 1940 by Worthington-Simpson of Balderton, Nottinghamshire.