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Lilleshall Engine House, Kempton Park Pumping Station

A Grade II* Listed Building in Hanworth, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4256 / 51°25'32"N

Longitude: -0.4037 / 0°24'13"W

OS Eastings: 511077

OS Northings: 170829

OS Grid: TQ110708

Mapcode National: GBR 3W.YQT

Mapcode Global: VHFTR.YFFH

Plus Code: 9C3XCHGW+6G

Entry Name: Lilleshall Engine House, Kempton Park Pumping Station

Listing Date: 9 July 1998

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375631

English Heritage Legacy ID: 469605

ID on this website: 101375631

Location: Kempton Park, Hounslow, London, TW13

County: London

District: Hounslow

Electoral Ward/Division: Hanworth

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Hounslow

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Richard of Chichester Hanworth

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Chimney

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Description


TQ 17 SW FELTHAM FELTHAMHILL ROAD
(east side)
787/44/10050 Lilleshall Engine House,
Kempton Park Pumping Station

GV II*

Water pumping station. 1902-5, for the New River Water Company, taken over by the Metropolitan Water Board. Yellow stock bricks with Portland stone dressings and a slate roof. Rectangular plan. Single storey; 12-window range. A long range divided into three by pilasters, to a frieze, cornice and balustrade which dies. A lower central porch similarly articulated, has round-arched keyed windows, a central doorway with bracketed segmental canopy and panelled doors, blocked window surrounds. The engine house has tall round-arched windows connected by an impost band, with 2-window returns. The notable chimney is attached to the Triple Expansion Engine House (qv). Interior: contains electric pumps; fully tiled with a gantry crane, a panelled entrance lobby with panelled double doors, steel truss roof.
Historical Note: this engine house formerly contained 5 Lilleshall vertical triple expansion engines, two of which pumped from the River Thames to filter beds and the other three to service reservoirs, making it at the time the greatest concentration of pumping power in the country, and with the 1929 Triple Expansion House (qv), part of the greatest concentration of steam power in Europe. A sister station to Cricklewood (qv), to the reservoir of which it pumped. Graded as part of this outstanding group.

Listing NGR: TQ1107770829

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