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 1861 - Pump House - Battersea Park, London, UK
N 51° 28.743 W 000° 09.291
30U E 697562 N 5706938
The Pump House stands to the north west of a group of boating lakes in Battersea Park, London. The Pump House, built in 1861, now houses a gallery for displaying art. The Pump House used to provide water to the boating lakes.
Waymark Code: WM15P8G
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/02/2022
Views: 2
Wikipedia has an
article about the Pump House Gallery that tells us:
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Pump House Gallery is an art
gallery in Battersea Park, London. It is both located in and
owned and managed by the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is a
former pump house for the adjacent boating lake, and is the only
Grade II listed building in the park.
The pump house was built in 1861 by James and William Simpson,
in order to supply water to the 15-acre boating lake. The
boating lake was a key feature of Battersea Park, designed in
the 1850s by James Pennethorne. It is built of English bond
brown brick with rusticated quoin strips and stucco dressings,
and has a hipped Welsh slate roof. The front 4-storey bay has 'VR/1861'
set in a stone roundel above a keyed stone semi-circular arched
doorway.
Although there are other listed structures and features in the
park, the pump house is the only listed building. It was
restored in 1987–88, and is Grade II listed.
The gallery features contemporary art exhibitions, and includes
a gift shop. The gallery features annual outdoor exhibitions.
The gallery is available for civil weddings.
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As mentioned, the
Pump House is a Grade II listed building with the entry at the
Historic England website advising:
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Pump house. 1861, by James and
William Simpson; restored 1987/8. English bond brown brick with
rusticated quoin strips and stucco dressings; hipped Welsh slate
roof. One x 2 bays. Tall one-storey elevations. Front bay has VR/1861
set in stone roundel above keyed stone semi-circular arched
doorway. Similar arches to tall windows in side walls. Cast
stone brackets support moulded stone cornice (reinstated 1988).
Smaller and lower 3 x 3 bay range to right with similar arches
to openings and 2-light cast-iron casements. This pump house was
built to supply water to the 15-acre boating lake, one of the
prime features of Battersea Park which was designed in the 1850s
by James Pennethorne.
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Year of construction: 1861
Full inscription:
VR
1861
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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