Old Abbey Mills Pumping Station (Station A)

A Thames water executive points out the northern outfall sewer that connects Abbey Mills pumping station to Beckton Sewage Treatment Works. The plan was produced by London City Council and shows the main sewers in blue, the intercepting sewers in red and the storm relief sewers in green. The system was designed by engineer Joseph Bazalgette after an outbreak of cholera in 1853 and "The Big Stink" of 1858.

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Contained in galleries: Thames Water Northern Outfall: Abbey Mills Pumping Station & Beckton Sewage Treatment Works

A Thames water executive points out the northern outfall sewer that connects Abbey Mills pumping station to Beckton Sewage Treatment Works. The plan was produced by London City Council and shows the main sewers in blue, the intercepting sewers in red and the storm relief sewers in green. The system was designed by engineer Joseph Bazalgette after an outbreak of cholera in 1853 and "The Big Stink" of 1858.