Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum
Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum | |
Location within London Borough of Waltham Forest | |
| Established | 1885 |
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| Location | Walthamstow London, E17 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°34′36″N 0°02′04″W / 51.5767°N 0.0345°W |
| Type | Transport and local history |
| Director | Abdullah Seba |
| Owner | Heritage and Communities Trust |
| Public transit access | St James Street |
| Website | walthamstowpumphouse |
The Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum is a museum based in Walthamstow, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is based in and around Low Hall Pumping Station, a Grade II listed building, originally built as a sewage pumping station in 1885.[1][2]
The museum focuses on the pioneering breakthroughs in road, rail, air and sea transport, that occurred in Waltham Forest and the surrounding area,. These achievements include the first British motorcar[3] and the first all British aircraft, which first flew from Walthamstow Marshes.[4]
The museum displays various artifacts, including AEC Routemaster buses, a pair of Marshall C class steam engines,[5] and various fire fighting vehicles.
Also included in the museum's collection is a decommissioned London Underground 1967 Stock Victoria line carriage that is frequently used as a film set, concert venue for Underground Lunchtime Recitals and as a supper club three nights per week.[6][7][8][9]
In 2025 the museum merged with the nearby Markfield Beam Engine and Museum to form the Heritage and Communities Trust.[10]
Gallery
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This Dennis fire engine has been featured in many films and TV series, including London's Burning, Casualty and The Bill
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A working pair of original Marshall steam engines, which are Grade II listed
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There are two 1967 tube stock Victoria line carriages in the collection as an example of transport innovation. The Victoria line was the first fully automatic underground railway in the world.
References
- ^ Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum. "History". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "The Pump House". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Bremer". Britainbycar.co.uk. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Walthamstow: Historic celebration of AV Roe flight next Sunday". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. 2 July 2009.
- ^ "Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum | Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum". walthamstowpumphouse.org.uk.
- ^ "Walham Forest Cello Fest – the 7th Underground Lunchtime Recital". Walthamstuff. 13 October 2019.
- ^ Jenny, Scott (June 2015). "London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains". BBC News. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Against eating on the tube? Not any more". Time Out. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Supperclub.tube, Dine on an old Victoria Line Tube Train". supperclub.tube.
- ^ Mills, Eleanor (25 March 2025). "Two industrial museums announce merger". Museums Journal. Museums Association. Retrieved 30 March 2025.