Brunel Museum, Rotherhithe
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Brunel Museum, Rotherhithe
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 28 Apr 1984
This museum is in the former pump house for Marc Isambard Brunel's tunnel under the Thames - the world's first subaqueous tunnel. This is not the original steam pumping engine but was relocated from a lock pumping station at HM Dockyard, Chatham. Built by J & G Rennie of London, probably in 1879, it remained at use until 1977, latterly on compressed air. It is a most unusual design of horizontal vee (or angle compound) with a vertical crankshaft driving down to a centrifugal pump. Sadly, it was decided that it didn't fit in here and it has now gone to Preston near Canterbury.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.501594
Longitude
-0.052952