Abbey Pumping Station
Abbey Pumping Station, Corporation Road, Leicester, LE4 5PX
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1074036
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Pumping Station
- Statutory Address:
- Abbey Pumping Station, Corporation Road, Leicester, LE4 5PX
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1074036
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Pumping Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- Abbey Pumping Station, Corporation Road, Leicester, LE4 5PX
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Abbey Pumping Station, Corporation Road, Leicester, LE4 5PX
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Leicester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 58907 06723
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16/05/2018
SK 50 NE
14/230
CORPORATION ROAD
Abbey Pumping Station
(Formerly listed as Museum of Technology (Former Abbey Sewage works pumping station))
II
Built in 1891, as sewage works pumping station. Red brick with stone dressings on glazed brick plinth. Slate hipped roof with tent-shaped roof light at ridge with finials.
Large rectangular building of two storeys, wide brick angle pilasters over which stone cornice projects with trglyphs in frieze and aeroteria over. Brick parapet. Stone bands. First floor three large stone three-light Tuscan pilastered windows with console brackets serving as pilasters to lights above, apron frieze below. Central stone pedimented doorway approached by steps with ornate iron lamp standards and flanking semi-circular bay windows with stone panelled pilasters between lights and cornice and parapet.
Contains four beam engines with twenty nine feet beams which were among the last of this type to be built. They were made by Messrs Grimson of Leicester. Inside there are large decorated iron supporting columns.
Lower extension on left. To right tall detached brick chimney with tapered octagonal shafts, decorated stone band near top and stone cornice, stands on large square pedestal with stone entablature.
Listing NGR: SK5890706723
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 188624
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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