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Goldstone Pumping Station, Brighton, by Jonathan Minns, published 1976 in Sussex Industrial History (no. 7, article, pp.33-35) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16389/7] & The Keep [LIB/506524] Download PDF
Abstract:In the early part of the 19th century Brighton, then a small town, suffered considerably from the lack of a constant pure water supply. This meant that the basic needs for drinking water, sewage disposal, fire protection and baths were simply not being catered for. Between 1800 and 1840 vast social changes were brought about by the Industrial Revolution and the population of Brighton, like that of many other towns, more than doubled in a large range of housing.