Heathwall Pumping Station

When it opens, the new riverside public space at Heathwall Quay will reopen a continuous and improved riverside walkway in a location where previously pedestrians were directed away from the Thames to get around the pumping station building. The space allows people to enjoy expansive views up and down the river - reconnecting London with the Thames.

There is level access and timber benches face the river, giving panoramic views upstream towards Battersea and downstream to Vauxhall. The design allows for views out from all sides of the site and includes space provision at the end of benches to allow wheelchair users to sit alongside. The granite paving provides a consistent smooth surface across the space.

Other improvements include enhancements to the safeguarded Middle Wharf and the boundary treatment to the pumping station compound with high quality architectural fencing.

Through the Tideway Public Art and Heritage Interpretation Strategies, a proposed artwork will reflect the area’s heritage – local market gardeners, who supplied the expanding city during the 17th century, collected night soil to make heated beds and the artwork, through the use of sewer pipes, will reference this organic waste and growth.