The Crossness Pumping Station is a former sewage pumping station designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette and architect Charles Henry Driver. Constructed between 1859 and 1865 by William Webster, as part of Bazalgette's redevelopment of the London sewerage system, it features spectacular ornamental cast ironwork, that Nikolaus Pevsner described as "a masterpiece of engineering – a Victorian cathedral of ironwork".

More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossness_Pumping_Station

Yamin Ismail

August 21, 2022

Hiking

It's good to see and acknowledge the history of such wonderful buildings.

Rich the mod 🚴‍♂️

May 31, 2025

Mountain biking

One of the sights, and smells, of the Thames Path. At the interchange with the end of the Ridgeway. Crossness Pumping Station in Abbey Wood is a Grade 1 Listed building built by Sir Joseph Bazalgette for London's sewage system. Opened in 1865.

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Location: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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