Crossness

Crossness is a place in south-east London. It is situated in the London Borough of Bexley, close to the southern bank of the River Thames, to the east of Thamesmead, and north-west of Erith.

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London - London Borough of Bexley - River Thames - Thamesmead - Erith

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It is the location of a large sewage treatments works and pumping station created at the eastern end of the Southern Outfall Sewer as part of the London sewerage system designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette and constructed during the period 1859 to 1865.

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Southern Outfall Sewer - London sewerage system - Joseph Bazalgette - 1859 - 1865

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The Crossness Pumping Station was officially opened by the Prince of Wales in April 1865 and the Beam Engine House is now a Grade 1 Listed building featuring spectacular ornamental ironwork - it has been described as "A masterpiece of engineering ? a Victorian cathedral of ironwork" by Nikolaus Pevsner. Today it is managed by the Crossness Engines Trust, a registered charity.

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Prince of Wales - Listed building - Nikolaus Pevsner - Charity

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