Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum

Walthamstow Pumphouse museum

An animated logo used by the museum
A steam engine on display.
Location	Walthamstow, London
Coordinates	51°34′36″N 0°02′04″W / 51.5767°N 0.0345°WCoordinates: 51°34′36″N 0°02′04″W / 51.5767°N 0.0345°W
Director	Lindsay Collier
Website	www.e17pumphouse.org.uk

The Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum is a British museum based in Walthamstow, London, it is contained in and around Low Hall Pumping Station, a Grade II listed building that was originally a sewage pumping station built in 1885.^[1][2]

The museum focuses on the pioneering achievements in road, rail, air and sea transport in Waltham Forest and the surrounding area from the early 19th century. The museum displays various artifacts, including Routemaster buses, a pair of Marshall C class steam engines, and various fire fighting vehicles.

Also included in the museum's collection is a decommissioned 1968 model Underground railway carriage that is frequently used as a film set and occasionally as a novel restaurant.^[3][4]

References

1. Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum. "History". Retrieved May 2016.
2. Historic England. "The Pump House". Retrieved May 2016.
3. Jenny, Scott (June 2015). "London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains". BBC News. Retrieved May 2016.
4. "Against eating on the tube? Not any more". Time Out. December 2015. Retrieved May 2016.