Bases of Pair Former Chimney Stacks at Abbey Mills to North West and South East of Pumping Station is a Grade II listed building in the London Legacy Development Corporation local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1984. Chimney bases. 1 related planning application.

Bases of Pair Former Chimney Stacks at Abbey Mills to North West and South East of Pumping Station

WRENN ID
slow-basalt-twilight
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
London Legacy Development Corporation
Constituency
Stratford and Bow MP: Uma Kumaran (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1984
Type
Chimney bases
Address
Bases of Pair Former Chimney Stacks at Abbey Mills to North West and South East of Pumping Station, Abbey Lane E15, Newham
OS grid reference
TQ 386 832
Coordinates
51.53122, -0.00215
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bases of a pair of former chimney stacks at Abbey Mills, located to the north-west and south-east of the pumping station, date back to 1865 and were designed by Bazalgette. They are constructed from yellow stock brick with stone and red brick dressings. Each base features elaborate pedimented porches supported by squat engaged columns with foliated capitals. The central entrances are round arched, although the southern entrance has a damaged head. The bases rest on battered brick plinths, which are topped by the remains of stone octagonal stacks that have since been demolished. These structures are included for their group value with the main pumping station.

Local climate

Bases of Pair Former Chimney Stacks at Abbey Mills to North West and South East of 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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