London Museum of Water & Steam is an independent museum founded in 1975 as the Kew Bridge Steam Museum. It was rebranded in early 2014 following a major investment project.
The stand-pipe tower and engine houses
Main entrance (the old east boiler house) in 2015.
Rotative engines in the steam hall (the old west boiler house) in 2018.
An automated electric pump by Weir (in service at Kew Bridge from 1986 to 2012) forms part of the new Electric House display.
Cornish engine
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A Cornish engine is a type of steam engine developed in Cornwall, England, mainly for pumping water from a mine. It is a form of beam engine that uses steam at a higher pressure than the earlier engin
The pumping station at Cruquius in the Netherlands, showing the beams of the pumping engine emerging from the supporting wall
Section, circa 1877
One of the preserved engine houses at Pool, housing a 30-inch engine
Valve rod of engine at London Museum of Water & Steam