Our History

In 1820 the Grand Junction Water Works Company (GJWWC) opened a new pumping station at Chelsea taking water from the Thames. Within 10 years concern about the poor quality of the water, mainly pollution with sewage, convinced the company to move its operations to a new site by Kew Bridge.

Our Collections

The heart of the museum is its collection of magnificent steam pumping engines. These comprise the Cornish engines, which are in their original engine houses, and the rotative engines, which have been collected by the museum trust from pumping stations across the country.
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Saturday 17th Aug

Pumping Engines in Steam
Saturday 17th Aug

Water Fun: Summer at the London Museum of Water & Steam
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Water Fun: Summer at the London Museum of Water & Steam
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Water Fun: Summer at the London Museum of Water & Steam
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Locomotives in operation
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Water Fun: Summer at the London Museum of Water & Steam
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Water Fun: Summer at the London Museum of Water & Steam
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Water Fun: Summer at the London Museum of Water & Steam
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Water Fun: Summer at the London Museum of Water & Steam
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Water Fun: Summer at the London Museum of Water & Steam
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Water Fun: Summer at the London Museum of Water & Steam
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Water Fun: Summer at the London Museum of Water & Steam
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Water Fun: Summer at the London Museum of Water & Steam
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Pumping Engines in Steam
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Saturday 30th Nov

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Saturday 7th Dec

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Sunday 8th Dec

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Our address:

Green Dragon Lane
Brentford
London TW8 0EN
Tel: 020 8568 4757

Email: museum@waterandsteam.org.uk

Opening Hours

The Museum is open daily on bank holidays, and London Borough of Hounslow school holidays.

Monday
Closed*
Tuesday
Closed*
Wednesday
10am - 4pm
Thursday
10am - 4pm
Friday
10am - 4pm
Saturday
10am - 4pm
Sunday
10am - 4pm

* Except for pre-booked school and group parties