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[[image:im20170607RB-JohnMHenderson.jpg |thumb|[[John M. Henderson and Co]] Gantry crane ( 10T capacity ) in the north extension pumping engine house ( ca.1897 ) at Crossness Sewage Pumping Works.]] | [[image:im20170607RB-JohnMHenderson.jpg |thumb|[[John M. Henderson and Co]] Gantry crane ( 10T capacity ) in the north extension pumping engine house ( ca.1897 ) at Crossness Sewage Pumping Works.]] | ||
[[image:im20170607RB-Gwynnes.jpg |thumb| 1897. Two [[Gwynne and Co]] sewage pumps in the north extension pumping engine house (ca.1897) at Crossness Sewage Pumping Works. They were originally driven by horizontal steam engines, but converted to diesel.]] | [[image:im20170607RB-Gwynnes.jpg |thumb| 1897. Two [[Gwynne and Co]] sewage pumps in the north extension pumping engine house (ca.1897) at Crossness Sewage Pumping Works. They were originally driven by horizontal steam engines, but converted to diesel.]] | ||
[[image:im20170607RB-Crossness.jpg |thumb| [[Henry Watson and Sons]] Engine and pump (original installation and date unknown) presently at Crossness Pumping Station and will be operational on compressed air later this year (2017).]] | |||
[[Image:Crossness-1.jpg|thumb| LP and IP cylinders of the restored engine at Crossness]] | [[Image:Crossness-1.jpg|thumb| LP and IP cylinders of the restored engine at Crossness]] | ||
[[Image:Crossness-2.jpg|thumb| LP and IP cylinders of the restored engine at Crossness]] | [[Image:Crossness-2.jpg|thumb| LP and IP cylinders of the restored engine at Crossness]] | ||
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The Old Works, Crossness Sewage Treatment Works, Belvedere Road, Abbey Wood, London. SE2 9AQ.
A classic Victorian sewage pumping station, with four massive beam engines by James Watt and Co, rebuilt by Benjamin Goodfellow 1901-3
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