The site of the St Clair water company, located in Caluire et Cuire on the right bank of the Rhône, originally formed a large complex of which remains:
Cornish pump
Low pressure: 5 bar – 1200 m³/h - (High pressure: 10 bar – 360 m3/h)
Operation: 6 to 10 strokes/min – 2 m³/cycle
Height: 20 m - Width: 13 m - Beam weight: 35 t
Watt parallelograms.
Steam-cylinder (2660 mm diameter) - Piston (900 mm, stroke 2,5 m)
The 2 filtration basins
Area : 1600 m² and 2200 m² - Construction : arches on pillars
Neoclassical building
This building houses the engine as well as an exhibition room displaying hydraulic equipment from different eras and iconography in the field of water and sanitation.
Protected historic building
The water company, property of the Lyon Urban Community, has been listed as a Regional Heritage Site since 1988.
The Lyon Cornish pump has been a listed National Heritage Site since 1991.
The Cornish pump in Lyon operated until 1910 and the catchment basins until 1976.