Crossness Pumping Station, London

Name: Crossness Pumping Station
Address: Belvedere Road, London, SE2 9AQ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 8311 7311

#412 among attractions in London

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Facts and practical information

The Crossness Pumping Station is a former sewage pumping station designed by the Metropolitan Board of Works's chief engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette and architect Charles Henry Driver at the eastern end of the Southern Outfall Sewer and the Ridgeway path in the London Borough of Bexley. Constructed between 1859 and 1865 by William Webster, as part of Bazalgette's redevelopment of the London sewerage system, it features spectacular ornamental cast ironwork, that Nikolaus Pevsner described as "a masterpiece of engineering – a Victorian cathedral of ironwork". ()

Built: 1859 (166 years ago)Coordinates: 51°30'33"N, 0°8'18"E

Address

Belvedere RoadBexley (Thamesmead East)London SE2 9AQ United Kingdom

Contact

+44 20 8311 7311

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Day trips

Crossness Pumping Station – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crossness Nature Reserve, Ripple Nature Reserve, Rathbone Place, Thamesmead.

0.7 miSE
Park
Crossness Nature Reserve, London
18 min walk • Crossness Nature Reserve is a 25.5 hectare local nature reserve in Crossness in the London Borough of Bexley. It is part of the Erith Marshes Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation.
1.4 miNW
Park
Ripple Nature Reserve, London
37 min walk • Ripple Nature Reserve is an 8.3 hectare Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation and Local Nature Reserve in Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is owned by the borough council.
0.6 miN
Street
Rathbone Place, Dagenham
16 min walk • Rathbone Place is a street in central London that runs roughly north-west from Oxford Street to Percy Street. it is joined on its eastern side by Percy Mews, Gresse Street, and Evelyn Yard. The street is mainly occupied by retail and office premises.
0.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Thamesmead, Dartford
17 min walk • Thamesmead is an area of south-east London, England, straddling the border between the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. It is located 11 miles east of Charing Cross, north-east of Woolwich and west of Erith.
1.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Beam Park, Dagenham
42 min walk • Beam Park is a new neighbourhood in the south of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Havering. It is named after the River Beam which forms the boundary between the boroughs.
0.7 miN
Neighbourhood
Dagenham Dock, Dagenham
18 min walk • Dagenham Dock is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in London, England. It is located to the south of Dagenham and on the River Thames.
0.7 miS
Neighbourhood
Crossness, Dartford
17 min walk • Crossness is a location in the London Borough of Bexley, close to the southern bank of the River Thames, to the east of Thamesmead, west of Belvedere and north-west of Erith. The place takes its name from Cross Ness, a specific promontory on the southern bank of the River Thames.
0.5 miW
Neighbourhood
Central London, Dagenham
13 min walk • Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning several boroughs. Over time, a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of Central London for statistics, urban planning and local government.
1.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Hornchurch Marshes, Dagenham
33 min walk • Hornchurch Marshes is a name for the marshes and an industrialised zone on the northern bank of the River Thames in Hornchurch; it is within the London Borough of Havering, in London, England.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Crossness Pumping Station?

Nearby attractions include Central London, Dagenham (13 min walk), Rathbone Place, Dagenham (16 min walk), Thamesmead, Dartford (17 min walk), Crossness, Dartford (17 min walk).

How to get to Crossness Pumping Station by public transport?

The nearest stations to Crossness Pumping Station:

Bus

Hindmans Way • Lines: El2 (24 min walk)
Limestone Walk • Lines: 180, 401, 601, B11 (25 min walk)

Train

Dagenham Dock (32 min walk)
Belvedere (34 min walk)