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Abbey Mills Pumping Station

A Grade II* Listed Building in Stratford and New Town, London

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Coordinates

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

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

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Description


ABBEY LANE
TQ 3883 STRATFORD E15
7/12

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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