The site suffered for many years from subsidence due to nearby mine workings; this in part led to the engines being decommissioned in the 1940s, and to the demolition in the 1960s of the striking campanile-like top section of the central tower/chimney.

(The surviving chimney tower at Bestwood Notts., by the same architect, is of an almost identical design.)

The pumping station site was bought in 1995 with a view by its owners to transform it into a pub; however the building became Grade II* listed, which allegedly stopped its development.

[3] It subsequently remained empty and unused for over twenty years, while applications were made to convert the property into apartments.

[4] In 2020, with the buildings under new ownership, planning permission was granted for their conversion into a wedding venue, bride shop and commercial offices.