Hampton Waterworks
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Hampton Waterworks by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Hampton Waterworks
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 30 Apr 1983
The last steam powered pumping station in the country - closing c1984. Eight sets of steam turbines driving a mixture of centrifugal pumps and generators. Water tube boilers and a range of auxiliaries. When seen it was being electrified.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.412474
Longitude
-0.371091