Abbey Mills Pumping Station

The Abbey Mills Pumping Station is central to the sewerage system created across London in the mid-19th century. Built to lift sewage from the low-lying sewers, it collects a huge amount of the capital’s wastewater, transferring it to our northern outfall sewer and on to Beckton STW. Built by engineer Joseph Bazalgette, Edmund Cooper and architect Charles Driver. Built between 1865 and 1868 it has been described as the cathedral of sewage.

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My grandad worked here. Brings back so many memories.

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From other pictures I have seen it looks like the pumps have had new motors fitted in fairly recent times.
I know about the A, B, C and F stations, but where are or were D and E?
I think the small building near the North (I think) end of the C Station was a valve house, but what were the other small buildings on the site? I know about the chimney bases.
The colour scheme looks very different to how it was when I last saw it, a sort of yellow and grey I think, looked rather odd.
I’ve been inside Abbey Mills A, C and F, Crossness and Western stations, but have only seen the outside of Deptford, from a DLR train. Is it still in use? What plant is installed in it? I can’t find any pictures of the inside of it.

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Vintage Hydro Power from the Real Past.