Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum

51°34′36″N 0°02′04″W / 51.5767°N 0.0345°W / 51.5767; -0.0345DirectorLindsay CollierPublic transit access

St James StreetWebsitewww.e17pumphouse.org.uk

The Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum is a museum based in Walthamstow, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is based in and around Low Hall Pumping Station, a Grade II listed building, originally built as a sewage pumping station in 1885.^[1]^[2]

The museum focuses on the pioneering breakthroughs in road, rail, air and sea transport, that occurred in Waltham Forest and the surrounding area,. These achievements include the first British motorcar^[3] and the first all British aircraft, which first flew from Walthamstow Marshes.^[4]

The museum displays various artifacts, including AEC Routemaster buses, a pair of Marshall C class steam engines,^[5] and various fire fighting vehicles.

Also included in the museum's collection is a decommissioned London Underground 1967 Stock Victoria line carriage that is frequently used as a film set, concert venue for Underground Lunchtime Recitals and as a supper club three nights per week.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

^ Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum. "History". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
^ Historic England. "The Pump House". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
^ "Bremer". Britainbycar.co.uk. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^ "WALTHAMSTOW: Historic celebration of AV Roe flight next Sunday". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. 2 July 2009.
^ "Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum | Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum". walthamstowpumphouse.org.uk.
^ "Walham Forest Cello Fest - the 7th Underground Lunchtime Recital". Walthamstuff. 13 October 2019.
^ Jenny, Scott (June 2015). "London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains". BBC News. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
^ "Against eating on the tube? Not any more". Time Out. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
^ "Supperclub.tube, Dine on an old Victoria Line Tube Train". supperclub.tube.

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