Abbey Pumping Station
History museum
The Abbey Pumping Station is a museum of science and technology in Leicester, England, on Corporation Road, next to the National Space Centre. With four working steam-powered beam engines from its time as a sewage pumping station, it also houses exhibits for transport, public health, light and optics, toys and civil engineering.Sewage pumping stationThe building was constructed in 1891 by Leicester Corporation on the north side of Leicester, alongside the River Soar, as a pumping station used to pump the town's sewage to Beaumont Leys. Read more
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2014-02-25Great place to kill a couple of hours. Friendly helpful staff and volunteers. Special school holiday events are brilliant value.
2016-04-26Small, but very nice museum ! ......................
2015-08-02Well i must say what a complete disappointment the zombie walk was.
2014-06-19Really good ! Great to see the beams in full working order. Many other interesting bygone items.
2013-12-14Amazing experience
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Abbey Pumping Station has a total of 6980 visitors (checkins) and 1422 likes.
5 reviews of Abbey Pumping Station.
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