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10 S Access Rd, Walthamstow, London E17 8AX, UK

Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum 10 S Access Rd, Walthamstow, London E17 8AX, UK

The Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum is a British museum based in Walthamstow, London, it is contained in and around Low Hall Pumping Station, a Grade II listed building that was originally a sewage pumping station built in 1885.

The museum is housed in and around a Grade II listed former Victorian waste water pumping station. It is devoted to the technology, transport and industrial history of Walthamstow and the Lea Valley.

As well as the original and unique pair of Marshall 'C' class steam engines, the museum includes a machine workshop driven by line shafting, a collection of small pumps of different types, a two-thirds scale model of the famous London 'B' type bus built in Walthamstow by AEC and a display detailing the history of local railways.

Elsewhere on the site are a portable Marshall steam boiler, an original 1968 Victoria Line tube car, an extensive collection of fire fighting equipment and various historic vehicles.

There is also a museum shop and a canteen selling hot drinks and light refreshments

The museum is open every Sunday 11:00-16:00. Entry is free!

Museum

  • Exhibits cannot be audio described.
  • Tactile signage for exhibits is not available.
  • The availability of tactile signage does not depend on exhibition.
  • Braille signage for exhibits is not available.
  • Touch tours are not available.
  • Video tours are not available.
  • There is not a hearing assistance system.
  • There is not a wheelchair to borrow.

Accessible Toilet

  • There are accessible toilets within this venue designated for public use.
  • The toilet is for the sole use of disabled people.
  • There is pictorial signage on or near the toilet door.
  • The accessible toilet is 7m (22ft 12in) from the main entrance.
  • The accessible toilet is located at the rear of the yard.
  • There is not level access to the accessible toilet.

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