• Crossness – a Victorian “Cathedral of Sewage” reopens this weekend

    One of Victorian engineering’s great marvels – the steam powered sewage pumping station at Crossness reopens to the public on Sunday.
    It has had semi-regular open days as the massive cathedral building was restored, but had to close suddenly in 2017 after they discovered asbestos, and it was only thanks to an urgent fundraising effort that they have been able to open up the building once more.
    Inside, one of the four mighty pumping engines has been restored to full working order, so

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