Description

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STAINES A 30 (OFF)
TQ 07 SW
990-/3/10000 Engine House, Thames
Water Station
GV II

Engine House 1896 in classical style. Built of stock brick with
red brick dressings and terracotta embellishments. Roof probably
originally of slate but new covered in roofing felt. Plan
comprises 2 parallel ranges. The larger range has a curved
pediment with an elaborate terracotta design with the inscription
"New river Grand Junction Staines reservoirs West Middlesex
incorporated 1896". To the left is a roundel depicting a factory
and then a shield depicting a standing youth in Grecian dress.
A roundel on the right hand side depicts an old man and a young
woman, also in Grecian dress. Corbelled cornice and central
projecting porch with panelled parapet and round-headed arch with
impost blocks. 4 chambered casements set with a round-headed
grading with brick pilasters. Side elevation had 10 windows
including central and end pairs set in projecting arches with
panelled or balustraded parapet above. These have cumbered heads,
the other windows are round-headed under corbelled cornice
divided by pilasters. Attached to the side is a smaller wing in
matching style with curved pediment to one end with two
terracotta roundels and arching with three windows. Internal
machinery is C20.

Listing NGR: TQ0417372040

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26533311

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)