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Latitude: 51.5309 / 51°31'51"N
Longitude: -0.0016 / 0°0'5"W
OS Eastings: 538715
OS Northings: 183222
OS Grid: TQ387832
Mapcode National: GBR KY.B7Z
Mapcode Global: VHGQV.XSJ9
Plus Code: 9C3XGXJX+89
Entry Name: Abbey Mills Pumping Station
Listing Date: 6 November 1974
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1190476
English Heritage Legacy ID: 204900
Also known as: Abbey Mills Pumping Stations
The Cathedral of Sewage
ID on this website: 101190476
Location: Mill Meads, Newham, London, E15
County: London
District: Newham
Electoral Ward/Division: Stratford and New Town
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Newham
Traditional County: Essex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: Stratford St John with Christ Church
Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford
Tagged with: Sewerage pumping station Italian Gothic architecture
ABBEY LANE
TQ 3883 STRATFORD E15
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6.11.74 Abbey Mills Pumping
Station
GV II*
Sewage Pumping Station 1868: Architects: Sir J Bazalgette and E Cooper in Italian
Gothic style. Greek Cross plan. Yellow brick with red and blue brick and stone
dressings. Slate mansard roof. Two storeys plus dormers. Entrance wing and the
ends of the other arms five bays wide with round headed central entrance porch.
Round headed windows with polychrome decoration. Larger central window to upper
storey divided by elaborate cast ironwork. Heavy stone string course to ground
and first floors. Modillioned eaves cornice. Elaborate timber door with foliated
ironwork. Slightly pointed yellow and red brick arches to recessed sash windows.
Central octagonal domed lantern with round arched gabled windows to each face,
containing case iron tracery. Elaborate wrought iron cresting to dome. Flamboyant
interior or enriched cast ironwork. Central octagonal lantern. Original beam
engines have been removed. Elaborate carving of stonework outside and inside.
Listing NGR: TQ3871583222
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