Steps leading to door of the Engine Pump House at the Crossness Pumping Station in South London

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Steps leading to door of the Engine Pump House at the Crossness Pumping Station in South London. The pumping station is a Listed Class 1 Industrial building described by many as a "Cathedral". It contains the original beam engines used to pump sewage and ensure it is not released in the River Thames in the centre of London

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Size: 8179px × 5603px
Location: Crossness Pumping Station Thamesmead near Abbey Wood London
Photo credit: © Philip Pound / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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