Pumping Station

Eastbournes original water supply was from the spring & pond in the old town at Motcombe. In 1857 a reservoir was created in what is now Motcombe Gardens; two years later the Eastbourne Waterworks Company was founded by the 7th Duke of Devonshire & this took over the Motcombe reservoir. Prior to 1896, the main water supply for the town had been drawn from the Bedford Well, near the present Whitley Road railway bridge. Pumping had started here in 1883.  However, in the autumn of 1895, complaints were received that the towns water tasted horrible & it was decided  to extract water from Holywell. One year later, the hamlet at Holywell was taken over by the local water board.
I found the above info online.
I pass this building quite often & it is beautiful if someone could only fix it up.