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Engines start pumping
The first engines begin to pump at the Kew Bridge works -
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London Museum of Steam and Water
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Boulton & Watt engines
Two Boulton & Watt engines arrive at the museum -
90" Engine Built
The 90" Inch Engine is built by Copperhouse Foundry -
Charles Dickens visits
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The Bull Engine is built
The Bull engine at Kew Bridge was built by Harvey & Co in 1856 -
Grand Junction 100 Inch Engine is built
The Grand Junction 100 Inch Engine is built by Harvey & Co of Hayle. -
The "Waddon" Engine is built
The Waddon was built in Pimlico in 1910 by James Simpson & Company -
House for the Diesel Engines is built
Originally built in 1934 as a temporary building, it housed four large diesel engines -
Site begins to expand
The site expanded and gained more steam pumping engines, four Allen diesel pumps and four electric pumping sets. -
Officially Founded
The Kew Bridge Steam Museum is founded -
Doctor Who filmed
Doctor Who episode "Remeberance Of The Dalek" is filmed at the museum -
New "Wren" Class Locomotive
London's only operating steam railway named the "Thomas Wicksteed", comes to the museum. -
The Museum wins the lottery!
The Museum was given £1.845 Million award by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
