Markfield Beam Engine and Museum

Markfield Road Pumping Station, now known as Markfield Beam Engine and Museum or sometimes just as Markfield Beam Engine is a Grade II listed building containing a 100 horsepower beam engine, originally built in 1886 to pump sewage from Tottenham towards the Beckton Works.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in London
Also known as: “Markfield Beam Engine & Museum”, “Markfield Road pumping station”, and “Pumping station building and engine”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lee Valley and Tottenham Hale station.

Lee Valley

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The Lee Valley Regional Park is a 26-mile long park in Essex, Hertfordshire and London in England. It has had a special legal status for almost 80 years, set aside "for recreation, sport, entertainment and the enjoyment of leisure".

Tottenham Hale station

Railway station

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Tottenham Hale is an interchange station located in Tottenham Hale, north London for London Underground and National Rail services. On the National Rail network it is on the Lea Valley Lines section of the West Anglia Main Line, 6 miles from London Liverpool Street, and is served by Greater Anglia and Stansted Express. Tottenham Hale station is situated 2,400 feet north of Markfield Beam Engine and Museum.

South Tottenham railway station

Railway station

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South Tottenham is a railway station on the Suffragette line of the London Overground. It is located on the eastern side of the A10 High Road in Tottenham, North London, 5 miles 69 chains from St Pancras and situated between Harringay Green Lanes and Blackhorse Road. South Tottenham railway station is situated 2,400 feet west of Markfield Beam Engine and Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tottenham Hale and Seven Sisters.

Tottenham Hale

Quarter

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Tottenham Hale is a district of north London and part of the London Borough of Haringey, bounded by the River Lea and located to the south/south-east of Tottenham proper.

Seven Sisters

Neighborhood

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Seven Sisters is a district of Tottenham, north London, England, at the eastern end of Seven Sisters Road, which runs from Tottenham High Road to join the A1 in Holloway.