London Hydraulic Power Company Former Pumping Station
LONDON HYDRAULIC POWER COMPANY FORMER PUMPING STATION, RENFORTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385816
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1983
- List Entry Name:
- London Hydraulic Power Company Former Pumping Station
- Statutory Address:
- LONDON HYDRAULIC POWER COMPANY FORMER PUMPING STATION, RENFORTH STREET
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385816
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1983
- List Entry Name:
- London Hydraulic Power Company Former Pumping Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- LONDON HYDRAULIC POWER COMPANY FORMER PUMPING STATION, RENFORTH STREET
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:
- LONDON HYDRAULIC POWER COMPANY FORMER PUMPING STATION, RENFORTH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Southwark (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 35378 79581
Details
SOUTHWARK
TQ3579 RENFORTH STREET 636-1/6/633 London Hydraulic Power Company 01/07/83 former Pumping Station
II
Pumping station, later engineering works. Dated 1902. For London Hydraulic Power Company (with company name on plaque). Local stock and Suffolk brick with red brick dressings to semicircular window arches. Main block of pump room ranged east-west has a lofty series of arched windows and oculi in the gable ends which have stepped brick detailing and parapet gables to clerestory. Tall tapering octagonal chimney stack on tall square base with engineering brick plinth at north-west corner of pump room. Accumulator tower with blind arcading, panelled frieze, cornice and parapet raised in gable over short sides. Lower north blocks support large panelled cast-iron settling tanks, carried on steel frame internally. Was in its original use until 1977; pumps and engines since removed. More recent use as engineering works. Following the company's Wapping Station, this one established the design type for the company's subsequent stations.
Listing NGR: TQ3537879581
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 471228
- 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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