Eastney Beam Engine House, Portsmouth

Name: Eastney Beam Engine House
Address: Henderson Road, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

#27 among attractions in Portsmouth

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Eastney Beam Engine House is a Grade II -listed Victorian engine house in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Dating from 1887, it contains two 150 hp James Watt & Co. beam engines. The pumps were built as part of a plan to improve Portsmouth's sewage system. The other element of the plan was large holding tanks which held the sewage until the pumps could empty them into the ebb tide. The pumps have since been superseded by advancing technology but have been restored. The restoration was funded by grants totalling £10,066 from Portsmouth city council, £4000 from Hampshire county council and £2000 from the Department of the Environment. The Engine House is now open to the public as a museum, owned by Portsmouth City Council but operated by volunteers; consequently is only open on the last weekend in every month. ()

Coordinates: 50°47'19"N, 1°2'45"W

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Henderson RoadMiltonPortsmouth United Kingdom

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Eastney Beam Engine House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fratton Park, Royal Marines Museum, Lumps Fort, Milton Locks.

0.9 miNW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
25 min walk • Fratton Park is a football ground in Portsmouth, England, which is the home of Portsmouth F.C. Fratton Park was first opened on a public open day on Tuesday 15 August 1899.
~1820 ftSW
Museum, Military museum, Reportedly haunted
Royal Marines Museum, Portsmouth
9 min walk • The Royal Marines Museum is a museum on the history of the Royal Marines from their beginnings in 1664 through to the present day.
1.1 miSW
Forts and castles, Specialty museum, Museum
Lumps Fort, Portsmouth
28 min walk • Lumps Fort is a disused fortification built on Portsea Island as part of the defences for the naval base at Portsmouth.
~1810 ftNE
Park
Milton Locks, Portsmouth
9 min walk • Milton Locks is a 1-hectare nature reserve in Milton in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. This site on Portsea Island has grassland, a wood and a beach. There are saltmarsh plants such as sea purslane, sea aster and common saltmarsh-grass.
1.2 miE
Park
The Kench, Portsmouth
30 min walk • The Kench, Hayling Island is a 6-hectare Local Nature Reserve on Hayling Island in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.
0.6 miE
Forts and castles, Georgian architecture
Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth
15 min walk • Fort Cumberland is a pentagonal artillery fortification erected to guard the entrance to Langstone Harbour, east of the Dockyard of Portsmouth on the south coast of England.
1.1 miW
Area
Southsea, Portsmouth
28 min walk • Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.
1.2 miSW
50°46'56"N • 1°4'13"W
Cumberland House Natural History Museum, Portsmouth
30 min walk • Museum, History museum
0.4 miSW
Beach
Eastney, Portsmouth
11 min walk • Eastney is a district in the south-east corner of Portsmouth, England, on Portsea Island. Its electoral ward is called Eastney and Craneswater. At the 2011 Census the population of this ward was 13,591.
1.4 miNW
Neighbourhood
Fratton, Portsmouth
36 min walk • Fratton is a residential and formerly industrial area of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. Victorian style terraced houses are dominant in the area, typical of most residential areas of Portsmouth. Fratton has many discount shops and "greasy spoon" cafes, as well as the Bridge Centre shopping centre containing an Asda.
1.4 miNW
Prison
HM Prison Kingston, Portsmouth
35 min walk • HM Prison Kingston is a former Category B/C men's prison, located in the Kingston area of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England. Prior to closure, the prison was operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.

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Nearby attractions include Milton Locks, Portsmouth (9 min walk), Royal Marines Museum, Portsmouth (9 min walk), Eastney, Portsmouth (11 min walk), Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth (15 min walk).