 An animated logo used by the museum | |
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  Location within London Borough of Waltham Forest | |
| Location | Walthamstow London, E17 United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51°34′36″N0°02′04″W / 51.5767°N 0.0345°W |
| Director | Lindsay Collier |
| Public transit access |  St James Street |
| Website | www |
The Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum is a museum based in Walthamstow, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is based in and around Low Hall Pumping Station, a Grade II listed building, originally built as a sewage pumping station in 1885. [1] [2]
The museum focuses on the pioneering breakthroughs in road, rail, air and sea transport, that occurred in Waltham Forest and the surrounding area,. These achievements include the first British motorcar [3] and the first all British aircraft, which first flew from Walthamstow Marshes. [4]
The museum displays various artifacts, including AEC Routemaster buses, a pair of Marshall C class steam engines, [5] and various fire fighting vehicles.
Also included in the museum's collection is a decommissioned London Underground 1967 Stock Victoria line carriage that is frequently used as a film set, concert venue for Underground Lunchtime Recitals and as a supper club three nights per week. [6] [7] [8] [9]
