Open House Festival

West Ham Pumping Station

Not known, 1897

Abbey Road, E15 2QT

West Ham pumping station was built to raise West Ham sewage to the level of Sir Joseph Bazalgette's Northern Outfall sewer (1864) along which it could then flow under gravity to Beckton works for treatment. Contains two unique Lilleshall beam steam engines. Also once a power station to power the Westham Corpration Tramways

Getting there

Tube

West Ham

Additional travel info

Abbey Road DLR is the nearest station 2 mins from the site

Access

Facilities

Accessibility notes

Cafe

What you can expect

Tour of Engine House and Site

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Drop in activities

Sat 12 Sep

11:15–15:15

Drop in: Guilded Tour

About

Heritage Enginerring Learning Trust

The Heritage Enginerring Learning Trust was set up to restore the Westham Pumping Stations and their rare two Lilleshall Beam Engines, and also to provide a learning, training, and heritage facility. celebrating the Lea Valley's industrial heritage.

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