This building provided the propulsion for the Croydon atmospheric railway. We don't know when the building was demolished. This 1868 map shows a building approximately '50m north of the bridge' which could be the pumping station.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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