Surrey Street Pumping Station, Croydon
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Surrey Street Pumping Station, Croydon
Image: © Peter Trimming Taken: 25 Oct 2009
With the tower built in the style of a "folly", the earliest part of this pumping station dates from 1851. This is the view from Surrey Street. http://risk.english-heritage.org.uk/default.aspx?id=1407&rt=1&pn=43&st=a&ctype=all&crit=
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Image Location
Latitude
51.372357
Longitude
-0.101543