Welcome to The London Museum of Water & Steam

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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An update on the Allen Engine

Written by Ed Fagan, Collections and Estates Manager As many of you will know, Graham Walker and his dedicated Friday Team have been working in the diesel house to bring life back to our 1934 Allen engine through a…

Jeremy’s Experience at the Museum

Throughout my time at the London Museum of Water & Steam, I have experienced quite a lot that I normally would not have had the chance to experience in a work place. At the London Museum of Water & Steam…

Renovating the Pumping Station’s Municipal-Style Front Garden

Written by Peter Davies, Museum Volunteer In January 2019, the land between the front of the Museum buildings and Kew Bridge Road finally came into the ownership of the Museum. While it had always been part of the pumping station’s…

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