Museums · London
Kempton Steam Museum
In or near Thames Ditton.
Kempton Steam Museum — history museum in London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Hanworth Halt · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Kempton Steam Museum, the nearest railway station is Hanworth Halt, located just 0.2 km away. Entry to the museum is paid, and it is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is TW13 6XH.
About
Kempton Steam Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1995. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Award received: King's Award for Voluntary Service. Address: TW13 6XH. Wikidata describes it as: "history museum in London". Coordinates: 51.4256°, -0.4037°.
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Summary from the official site
Kempton Steam Museum features the Sir William Prescott Engine, the world's largest working triple-expansion steam engine, which once pumped drinking water for London. Visitors can experience the engine in operation during steaming weekends and explore the historic Grade II* listed engine house.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Kempton Steam Museum is home to the Kempton Park steam engines (also known as the Kempton Great Engines) which are two large triple-expansion steam engines, dating from 1926–1929, at the Kempton Park Waterworks in south-west London. They were ordered by the Metropolitan Water Board and manufactured by Worthington-Simpson in Newark-on-Trent.
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Background
Description
Each engine is of a similar size to that used in RMS Titanic and rated at about 1008 hp. Each could pump 19000000 impgal of water a day, to reservoirs at Cricklewood, Fortis Green and Finsbury Park, for the supply of drinking water to the north, east and west of London. Raw water was supplied to the waterworks by the Staines and Queen Mary Reservoirs, which stored water collected from the River Thames. They were the last working survivors when they were finally retired from service in 1980. The engines are of an inverted vertical triple-expansion type, 62 ft tall from basement to the top of the valve casings and each weighing over 800 tons. The engines are thought to be the biggest ever…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4256, -0.4037
- District
- Hounslow
- Parish
- Hounslow, unparished area
- Postcode
- TW13 6XH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Feltham and Heston
- Phone
- +44 1932 765328
- Established
- 1995
- Nearest railway station
- Hanworth Halt — 0.2 km
- Opening
- Mar 18-Nov 19: Su 10:30-16:00
- Official site
- kemptonsteam.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q6387155 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kempton Park Steam Engines (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Sir William Prescott Engine.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kempton Steam Museum?
- Kempton Steam Museum is in London, United Kingdom (postcode TW13 6XH), in the parish of Hounslow, unparished area.
- What is Kempton Steam Museum?
- Kempton Steam Museum — history museum in London.
- How do I get to Kempton Steam Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Hanworth Halt, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode TW13 6XH.
- When was Kempton Steam Museum built?
- Built or established in 1995.
- Who owns Kempton Steam Museum?
- Kempton Steam Museum is owned by Kempton Great Engines Trust.
- Is Kempton Steam Museum a listed building?
- Kempton Steam Museum is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Kempton Steam Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Hanworth Halt, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TW13 6XH.