Pump Hall Basement Catwalk Size:XS dust settled on the carpet

dust settled on the carpet and debris across the floor

its blue fascia buried under layers of graffiti

its surface stripped back through layers of industrial paint to bare metal and rust beneath

Institutional bathrooms within Female Ward 9 and 10 at Callan Park

Empty bottles and glassware still line the counter of the cocktail bar

Pump Hall Basement Catwalk Size:XS dust settled on the carpetA metal catwalk crosses the pump hall basement of West Ryde Pumping Station, the machinery below sitting silent under rust and dust. Station No. 2 was commissioned in 1921 as the largest steam powered water pumping station in Australia, and the engine house it anchors has never stopped pumping since. Part of the West Ryde Pumping Station series.