At our local history group I am researching Victorian London and I came across this magnificent example of painted ironwork.
(click on the image to enlarge and see it in its full glory)
It is the Crossness Sewage Pumping Station, located on Erith Marshes at Bexley, which was designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette as part of a solution to cholera and typhoid outbreaks that crippled London in the 19th century.
It has recently been announced that the Crossness Engines Trust will receive a £99,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to develop more detailed plans in the hope of winning an earmarked total of £1.4 million for restoration and repairs.
