Abbey Pumping Station is reputedly haunted by the ghost of an engineer who worked at the site in the early nineteenth century. He plunged to his death in 1890, falling over 50 ft from the top balcony of the pump house down into the depths of the engine room.

Friends of the engineer commemorated the funeral with a cross and an inscription on the basement wall which bared his initials.

 

 

Unexplained occurrences have happened at 'the pumper' over many years, mostly taking place around the engine house.

Strange noises have been heard on many occasions, usually late at night when the museum is about to be locked up, items have been moved around. Previous members of staff at the pumping station have, on many occasions, been too spooked to lock up at night!