Engine House at West Ham Pumping Station is a Grade II listed building in the Newham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1984. Engine house.

Engine House at West Ham Pumping Station

WRENN ID
weathered-cobalt-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newham
Constituency
Stratford and Bow MP: Uma Kumaran (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1984
Type
Engine house
Address
Engine House at West Ham Pumping Station, Abbey Road E15
OS grid reference
TQ 389 832
Coordinates
51.53086, 0.00216
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Engine House at West Ham Pumping Station was built in 1897, designed by engineer Lewis Angell. It is constructed from grey gault brick in a free classical style. Inside, the Engine House houses two beam engines made by the Lilleshall Company in 1895, which were installed in 1900. These are Woolf compound rotative beam engines, featuring two pump barrels, with one directly coupled to the high-pressure piston. The building is recognized as a fine example of late 19th century steam technology.

Local climate

Engine House at West Ham Pumping Station sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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