Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Green Dragon Lane
London
Greater London
TW8 0EN
England
Website
Telephone
020 8568 4757
Fax
020 8569 9978
Housed in a Grade I listed water pumping station built in the 19th century to supply Londoners with water, the museum is recognised as the most important historic site of the water industry in Britain.
The museum's architecture ranges from late Georgian to Italianate with a thriving community of artists housed in the site's external workshop buildings.
Venue Type:
Museum, Industrial heritage site
Additional info
Research facilities are available by appointment only.
There is a small locomotive which offers free rides around the site on Sundays, from March 10th to November 4th.
Cafe is open weekends only, when the engine collection is in operation.
guided tours for pre-booked groups only.
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Green Dragon Lane
London
Greater London
TW8 0EN
England
Website
Telephone
020 8568 4757
Fax
020 8569 9978
The Steam Museum houses the finest collection of pumping engines in the world, which run in steam every weekend. The pick of the crop is the Grand Junction 90" Cornish Beam engine, which stands three storeys high: you can walk through it as it pumps.
There is also an excellent 'Water for Life' gallery which describes the provision of water to London from Roman times to the present day.
Collection details
Science and Technology, Land Transport, Industry
Key artists and exhibits
- Matthew Boulton
- James Watt
- Richard Trevithick
- Cornish Beam engines
- Henry Maudslay
- Metropolitan Water Board
- Thomas Newcomen
- Thomas Wicksteed
- Edward Bull
Collections services
- General guide to collections available
- Specialist publications on collections available
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Green Dragon Lane
London
Greater London
TW8 0EN
England
Website
Telephone
020 8568 4757
Fax
020 8569 9978
Saving A Century
Celebrating the work of The Victorian Society, which campaigns for the Victorian and Edwardian historic environment, the exhibition explores the merits of architectural movements and styles within public, commercial, religious and industrial buildings and structures and their importance to Britain’s heritage. A complex of Grade I and II listed buildings, and considered to be the most important historic site of the water industry in the country Kew Bridge Steam Museum is a natural venue for such an exhibition.
The Victorian Society was founded over 50 years ago, in response to a growing threat to fine examples of Victorian and Edwardian architecture. After initial campaign defeats (the most notorious being the demolition of the Euston Arch in 1962), through its campaigning, publications and educational events, it slowly began to change public attitudes.
St Pancras Station could not have been spectacularly revived as the international Eurostar terminal today if the Victorian Society had not fought for it in 1966. Similarly, the Society long campaigned to save the Albert Dock in Liverpool, today one of the city’s principal cultural assets. And it was the Victorian Society that campaigned for the restoration of the Albert Memorial when, unbelievably, the government vacillated over finding money for that purpose.
Today the Society is the national charity campaigning for the Victorian and Edwardian historic environment. The major monuments of Victorian and Edwardian architecture may now seem safe, but the Victorian Society's work is far from over as many fine and useful buildings remain in danger and are being wantonly destroyed. Municipal swimming pools are still being closed after years of neglect while many functional and handsome school buildings and thousands of terraced houses, solidly built and capable of refurbishment, are also under threat in our modern society. As the medal struck on the Victorian Society's 25th anniversary stated, 'The Battle is Not Yet Won'.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Admission
Adult £10, Concessions £9, Children (5-15) £4. under 5's FREE. Tickets valid for 12 months from date of purchase.
Group Tickets: Adults & Concessions £7, Children (5-15yrs) £3. Museum admission only. Group rates apply to groups of 10 people or more, must be pre-booked to apply.
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Mad Science
Last year's successful celebration of wacky science returns this year in National Science and Engineering Week. There will be an exhibiton of Tesla coils and much more electrical gadgety, with hands-on fun experiments which you would love to try at home but dare not!
Suitable for
- 7-10
When
11am-5pm
Where
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Admission
Adults £10, Concessions £9, Children (5-15yrs) £4. Tickets are valid for 12 months from date of purchase. Under 5's FREE.
Group rates: Museum Admission only Adults £7, Children £3. Only vaild to pre-booked groups of 10 people or more.
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Made @ Kew
An exhibition of works by a range of artists in a variety of media. The artists are all tenants in the museum's complex of work buildings and their media ranges from blacksmithing to jewelry-making, with print, painting, and modelmaking in between.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Admission
to be confirmed.
Website
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Green Dragon Lane
London
Greater London
TW8 0EN
England
Website
Telephone
020 8568 4757
Fax
020 8569 9978
Museums at Night
Ourt thinking caps are on and ideas being developed, so watch this space.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
4-10pm
Where
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Admission
Adults £10, Conecessions £9, Children (5-15yrs) £4. Under 5's FREE. Tickets are valid for 12 months from date of purchase.
Group rates, Museum Admission only: Adults & Concessions £7, Children (5-15yrs) £3. Groups must be pre-booked and consist of 10 or more people.
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Grand Summer Steam Up
A rare chance to see all available pumping engines in the museum's collection operating on one day. The museum's own steam railway will also be working for the whole weekend. So come along and join in the fun.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Admission
Adult £10, Concession £9, Children (5-15yrs) £4. All tickets are valid for 12 months from date of purchase. Children under 5 FREE.
Group rate, museum Admission only: Adult/Concession £7, Child (5-15yrs) £3. Groups must be pre-booked and of 10 or more people to apply.
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Waterworks at War Schools Days
Using the opportunities presented by the museum the event provides workshops on the Home Guard, rationing, life as an Evacuee, a ride on the museum's own steam railway, the role of the ARP Warden and the Auxiliary Fire Service.
Suitable for
- 7-10
When
10am-3:45pm
Where
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Admission
£6.50 per pupil
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Waterworks at War
Come and join us for a nostalgic weekend mixing operation of the museum's original pumping engines, one under black-out conditions, with demonstrations on different aspects of life in London during the Second World War and live musical entertainment.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
11am-5pm
Where
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Admission
Adult £10, Concessions £9, Children (5-15yrs) £4. Tickets are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.
Group rates, museum admission only: Adult/Concession £7, Child £3. To apply groups must be pre-booked and consist of 10 or more people.
Website
http://www.kbsm.org/events/icalrepeat.detail/2012/09/29/1038/-/waterworks-at-war
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Green Dragon Lane
London
Greater London
TW8 0EN
England
Website
Telephone
020 8568 4757
Fax
020 8569 9978
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Green Dragon Lane
London
Greater London
TW8 0EN
England
Website
Telephone
020 8568 4757
Fax
020 8569 9978
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