Abbey Pumping Station, Leicester Museum of Science and Technology | |
Established | 1972 |
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Location | Leicester, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 52°39′18″N 1°07′50″W / 52.6550°N 1.1306°W |
Type | Science and Technology Museum |
Key holdings | Steam engines, 'interactive toilets', steam shovel, buses |
Architect | Stockdale Harrison |
Website | abbey-pumping-station |
The Abbey Pumping Station is a museum of science and technology in Leicester, England, on Corporation Road, next to the National Space Centre. With four working steam-powered beam engines from its time as a sewage pumping station, it also houses exhibits for transport, public health, light and optics, toys and civil engineering.