Former pump room, Hockley Spa
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Former pump room, Hockley Spa
Image: © David Kemp Taken: 24 Jun 2011
In 1838 a supposedly medicinal spring was discovered at Hockley and in 1842 a pump room designed by James Lockyer was built. In his architectural guide to Essex, Pevsner describes this building as "typical 1840s, in a chaste yet formal mood".
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Image Location
Latitude
51.602125
Longitude
0.657805