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Clive Von Hampton
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Kew Bridge Steam Museum in West London is a former pumping station that has been turned into a museum. It still contains most of the original victorian steam engines that pumped the water. Once a month the big beam engines are run and the tower is open.
The 200ft Tower contains a set of pipes that the beam engines pumped up to ensure they always had a load in case the water mains burst
More info on the Museum on their website: www.kbsm.org
The 90" and 100" engine house with the tower behind (the size refers to the piston size of the engine)
The way into the tower
The start of the 260 odd steps to the top
Inside the Tower
And again
And again
And again
Looking down - scary!
Nearly at the top. Because the Tower gets narrower towards the top, the last few staircases go at odd angles
Where you emerge at the top
Ditto
The view looking east. Highgate in the distance
Looking into London
Down river
South-ish
Up river towards Brentford
The 200ft Tower contains a set of pipes that the beam engines pumped up to ensure they always had a load in case the water mains burst
More info on the Museum on their website: www.kbsm.org
The 90" and 100" engine house with the tower behind (the size refers to the piston size of the engine)
The way into the tower
The start of the 260 odd steps to the top
Inside the Tower
And again
And again
And again
Looking down - scary!
Nearly at the top. Because the Tower gets narrower towards the top, the last few staircases go at odd angles
Where you emerge at the top
Ditto
The view looking east. Highgate in the distance
Looking into London
Down river
South-ish
Up river towards Brentford
