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5009
TQ 3265 1005-/9/10001

SURREY STREET

Surrey Street Pumping Station

II

Pumping Station. Built in 4 phases. Earliest Engine House, 1851,
probably by Thomas Cox, with further engine house of 1867 by
Baldwin Latham, further extension of 1876-7 designed by Thomas
Walker and built by Smith of South Norwood to house
a compound horizontal engine and further extension of 1912. 1851
building is popularly supposed to be the converted and
transported West Croydon atmospheric railway station's engine
house of 1845 and it is possible some of the materials were re-used
from the earlier building.
Neo-Tudor style. Brown brick with stone quoins. Slate roof. 2
storeys over tall brick plinth - 5-light stone oriel window on
west gable wall with date plaques over. North front has 2 3-light
windows on each floor with 4 centred heads and labels. Single
dormer. Gable over left hand windows. To the north is the engine
house of 1867 by C Baldwin Latham in castellated Gothic style.
Built of stock brick with polychrome brown brick and stone
dressings. 2 storeys over tall brick plinth with octagonal
castellated tower at north end. This has pseudo-machicolations
windows, and lancet . North front has 2 3-light windows,
casements with leaded lights, on each floor with pointed heads,
polychrome voussoirs and zigzag decoration in 3 colours of brick
(yellow, red and black). Castellated parapet with pseudo-
machicolations. Buttresses. Concrete door surround dated 1954.
South addition of 1877 by Thomas Walker, stock brick with stone
dressings.
1 storey 5 windows. Recessed window bays with step up to door in
North bay under gable. South face has gable with occulis and 2
lancets. West addition of 1912 in stock brick and red brick with
slate roof.
[See "Buildings of England: South London" p216 Aubrey Wilson
"London Industrial Heritage" 1967 p117]

Listing NGR: TQ3220365379

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Surrey Street Pumping Station, Croydon at Wikipedia
• Wikidata IDs Q118906259 Q26351256

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