Pump House Gallery
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Pump House Gallery is an art gallery in Battersea Park, London. It is both located in and owned and managed by the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is a former pump house for the adjacent boating lake, and is the only Grade II listed building in the park.
Pump house
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The pump house was built in 1861 by James and William Simpson, in order to supply water to the 15-acre boating lake.[1] The boating lake was a key feature of Battersea Park, designed in the 1850s by James Pennethorne.[2] It is built of English bond brown brick with rusticated quoin strips and stucco dressings, and has a hipped Welsh slate roof.[3] The front 4-storey bay has 'VR/1861' set in a stone roundel above a keyed stone semi-circular arched doorway.[4]
Although there are other listed structures and features in the park, the pump house is the only listed building. It was restored in 1987–88, and is Grade II listed.[5]
Gallery
[edit]The gallery features contemporary art exhibitions, and includes a gift shop.[6] The gallery features annual outdoor exhibitions.[7]
The gallery is available for civil weddings.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Historic England List Entry No 1225940". Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Historic England List Entry No 1225940". Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Historic England List Entry No 1225940". Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Historic England List Entry No 1225940". Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Historic England List Entry No 1225940". Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Visit London: Pump House Gallery". Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "LB Wandsworth: Fragmented Follies at the Pump House Gallery". Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "LB Wandsworth: About Pump House Gallery". Retrieved 14 July 2021.