High Level Pumping Station (The Annex)
The Yorkville Water Works and pond, on the long-ago buried Castle Frank Brook stream, stood on Poplar Plains road, just north of Dupont and the railway tracks. It was rebuilt in 1906 and renamed the Toronto High Level Pumping Station (or High Level PS, or just WS-9). As Toronto and the demand for water grew, so did the waterworks with construction through 1916. It was further expanded in 1953, and features different architectural styles including Second Empire, Edwardian Classical and Style Moderne. It continues to operate today and is now the oldest pumping station in Toronto, complete with an original steam engine from 1909.- Short URL to share for High level pumping station historic photos: wholemap.com/HighLevel
- Address for High level pumping station: 25 Poplar Plains Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - M4V 2M7
- Latitude, Longitude for High level pumping station: 43.678439340636324, -79.40215705522618
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Historic photos of High level pumping station
| 1900 |  | Pond outside the original Yorkville Waterworks? 126 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - 1900 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 1906 |  | Initial part of the High Level Pumping Station 120 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - 1906 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1906 |  | Looking across the pond to the old square chimney at the High Level Pumping Station 120 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - 1906 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1912 |  | Tracing of the Toronto high level pumping station 114 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Saturday, February 3, 1912 Max temp: -7.2°C - Min temp: -15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1912 |  | Pump valves tracing diagram - High Level Pumping station 114 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Saturday, February 3, 1912 Max temp: -7.2°C - Min temp: -15.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1913 | | Impeller and drive shaft -Toronto High level pumping station 113 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Friday, October 17, 1913 Max temp: 13.9°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1913 | | Interior of the Toronto high level pumping station in the Annex 113 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Friday, November 21, 1913 Max temp: 8.3°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1914 | | Temporary wooden supports for the rounded windows of the HLPS 112 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Thursday, October 8, 1914 Max temp: 22.2°C - Min temp: 8.3°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1914 | | Building the chimney and new wing of the Toronto High level pumping station 112 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Saturday, October 24, 1914 Max temp: 12.2°C - Min temp: 5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1914 |  | Construction progress at the High level pumping station - smoke stack partially complete 112 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Friday, November 6, 1914 Max temp: 8.3°C - Min temp: 2.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1914 | | Exterior of the High Level Pumping Station in 1914 112 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Wednesday, May 20, 1914 Max temp: 28.3°C - Min temp: 10.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1914 | | Scaffolding around the construction of the High level pumping station 112 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Saturday, October 17, 1914 Max temp: 18.9°C - Min temp: 11.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1914 | | Building the rounded windows of the High level pumpng station 112 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Saturday, October 31, 1914 Max temp: 15.0°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1914 | | Exterior of the High level pumping station under construction 112 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Saturday, November 21, 1914 Max temp: 1.1°C - Min temp: -5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1915 | | Exterior of the High level waterworks pumping station 111 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Saturday, November 20, 1915 Max temp: 5.6°C - Min temp: 1.1°C - 0.5cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1915 | | Interior of the High level Pumping Station during construction 111 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Friday, February 19, 1915 Max temp: 1.1°C - Min temp: -7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1915 |  | Toronto Civic guard - High level Pumping Station in the winter 111 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Wednesday, January 20, 1915 Max temp: -1.1°C - Min temp: -8.3°C - 0.5cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1915 | | Standing in the High level Pumping Station 111 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Friday, February 19, 1915 Max temp: 1.1°C - Min temp: -7.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1925 | | M.G. DeLaval turbine pump at the HLPS 101 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Monday, December 28, 1925 Max temp: -5.0°C - Min temp: -11.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1915 | | Two men posing next to machinery in the High Level Pumping Station 111 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Thursday, October 28, 1915 Max temp: 17.2°C - Min temp: 2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1933 | | High level pumping station - under Gallery north side 93 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Friday, September 22, 1933 Max temp: 18.3°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1933 | | Switchboard (rear) - High level pumping station 93 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Friday, September 22, 1933 Max temp: 18.3°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1933 | | Switchboard at the High level pumping station 93 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Friday, September 22, 1933 Max temp: 18.3°C - Min temp: 10.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 1955 |  | Waterworks, Poplar Plains Road, e. side, betw. Macpherson Ave. & Cottingham St.; looking n. at eastern end 71 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Thursday, May 12, 1955 Max temp: 21.7°C - Min temp: 9.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
| 2014 | | Certical triple-expansion steam engine in the steam pump room of the High Level Pumping Station (by Vik Pahwa) 12 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Sunday, May 25, 2014 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
| 2014 |  | Looking up at the High Level Pumping Station 12 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |
| 2014 |  | John Inglis Revolution Counter from the Toronto High Level waterworks 12 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |
| 2014 |  | High Level Schaffer and Budenberg gauge 12 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |
| 2014 |  | Another John Inglis gauge - High Level Pumping Station 12 years ago - Republic of Rathnelly - Saturday, May 24, 2014 Max temp: 0.0°C - Min temp: 0.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location |