| Crossness Pumping Station | |
|---|---|
 Western exterior of the Crossness Pumping Station | |
| Location | Crossness Sewage Treatment Works London, SE2 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′33″N 0°08′18″E / 51.509142°N 0.138418°E |
| OS grid reference | TQ4849781080 |
| Built | 1859–1865 |
| Architects | Charles Henry Driver and Joseph Bazalgette |
| Architectural style(s) | Romanesque |
| Owner | Thames Water |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 24 June 1970 |
| Reference no. | 1064241 |
  Location of Crossness Pumping Station in London Borough of Bexley | |
The Crossness Pumping Station is a former sewage pumping station designed by the Metropolitan Board of Works's chief engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette and architect Charles Henry Driver. It is located at Crossness Sewage Treatment Works, at the eastern end of the Southern Outfall Sewer and the Ridgeway path in the London Borough of Bexley. Constructed between 1859 and 1865 by William Webster, as part of Bazalgette's redevelopment of the London sewerage system, it features spectacular ornamental cast ironwork, that Nikolaus Pevsner described as "a masterpiece of engineering – a Victorian cathedral of ironwork".
It is adjacent to Erith Marshes, a grazing marsh, the northern part of which is designated as Crossness Nature Reserve. This provides a valuable habitat for creatures ranging from moths to small amphibians and water voles.[1]
- ^ "Crossness Nature Reserve". Thames Water. 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2013.