Abbey Pumping Station Museum, <em>England</em>
England

Abbey Pumping Station Museum, England

About Abbey Pumping Station Museum

From Victorian toilets to Roman pipes, uncover the story of how the people of Leicester dealt with their smelliest problems by visiting the Abbey Pumping Station museum. It features exhibits related to land transport, industry, social history, technology and science, and applied and decorative art. The main exhibition galleries have been set up on the ground floor. Abbey Pumping Station has a transport shed that includes buses, steam rollers, horse-drawn carriages, vintage fire engines, and several locomotives, including a working chip van and Leonard the Bagnall steam engine.

Amongst the engines, you'll find intriguing displays about life in Leicester with washing facilities, a local cinema, trams, and toys. On special days you can see the four steam-powered beam engines and vintage vehicles. The galleries are made up of room sets, exhibition panels, and cases and give a glimpse of the public health in Leicester.

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Open 7 days a week
Free entry
Monday11:00 – 16:30
Tuesday11:00 – 16:30
Wednesday11:00 – 16:30
Thursday11:00 – 16:30
Friday11:00 – 16:30
Saturday11:00 – 16:30
Sunday11:00 – 16:30
Hours are seasonal — confirm your date at checkout. Special events may extend closing time.

Abbey Pumping Station Museum Highlights

• Abbey Pumping Station is a museum of technology and science built with the aim of celebrating all things sewage.
• It was opened in 1891 to pump Leicester's sewage to Beaumont Leys treatment works.
• The museum gives you a chance to discover the technological, scientific, and industrial history of Leicester.
• Outside the museum, you'll find vintage vehicles, and on event days, you can see the four-beam engine roar into life.
• Here you can learn about the rare Woolf steam-powered beam engines, the only engines of their kind in the entire world. 

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