The Pump-House
The Pump-House held the offices of the Deputy Harbour Master and his engineers. There was also a Mess room upstairs for the Pump men, fitters, electricians & hydraulics personnel employed here. The Pump-House consists of a very deep pump-well (40ft or12m deep) which houses the pumps & engines which are capable of draining both docks. Three pumping engines, each of 1000HP, were installed along with a powerful leakage engine for drainage. These could pump the dock dry in 100 minutes, removing an astounding 23 million gallons of water.