Cold Hesledon

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Dalton Old Pump House

Within the village is a large Victorian, Gothic Revival former Water pumping station, designed by Thomas Hawksley for the Sunderland and South Shields Water Company.[2] The engine house contains a pair of 72" single-acting non-rotative Cornish beam engines by Davy Bros of Sheffield, dating from the 1870s when the complex was built.

In 2020 planning permission was granted for its conversion into a wedding venue, bride shop and commercial offices,[3] and in 2022 Dalton Old Pump House opened for business.[4] The twin engines and surviving buildings have been preserved and restored: wedding ceremonies are conducted in the Engine Room, the Boiler Room is used for wedding receptions and other events, and the former coal store contains offices.Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Other notable landmarks

Nearby is Dalden Tower, a ruined tower house.

Civil parish

Cold Hesledon was formerly a township in the parish of Dalton-le-Dale,[5] from 1866 Cold Hesledon was a civil parish in its own right,[6] on 1 April 1983 the parish was abolished and merged with Dalton-le-Dale, Hawthorn and Murton.[7]

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