A replica of the secondary pumping station from 1995
In Secodnary pumping station De Fabriek, we showcased a multi-screen film where a colorful array of characters on multiple screens explained how the windmill complex was created and the origin of the name Kinderdijk. However, De Fabriek is currently closed until the end of February 2025. A new film is in the works, promising to bring this story to life even more vividly!
A replica of the secondary pumping station from 1995
Secondary pumping station De Fabriek is one of three buildings comprising the entrance zone newly opened in April 2019. This imposing structure occupies a prime spot along the Overwaard’s Lower Basin. This is in fact a replica of the actual auxiliary pumping station that used to be on this very same spot up until 1995, when it was torn down. The decision to demolish the original building was made after the completion of the new G.N. Kok pumping station, which took over its part in regional water management. At the time, nobody thought it was necessary to find a new purpose for the old pumping station.
A special feature of the original secondary pumping station, which was used since 1953 to support the Wisboom facility, were its set of three pumps. These were machines left behind by US forces abandoning the area after the Second World War was over.
