on display The sewage works opened in 1864, The scheme was led by the Tottenham and Wood Green Drainage Board, and was connected to the
London County Council drainage system and the
Northern Outfall Sewer. The current beam engine was built by Wood Brothers of
Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, in 1886 and commissioned in 1888, replacing an earlier 45 horsepower beam engine. It is the only surviving Wood Brothers eight column engine in situ. It was used continuously from its installation until 1905, when it was relegated to occasional duty for
stormwater pumping. The works were finally closed for operation in February 1964, having been replaced by
Deephams Sewage Treatment Works in Edmonton. Markhouse Beam Engine and Museum was formed in 1984. Over £3 million has been spent on restoring the engine, building and surrounding grounds, a full restoration of the park was completed by April 2010, and the park, museum, and beam engine re-opened for public access. The funding was secured through various sources including the
Heritage Lottery Fund,
Football Foundation,
DCLG and
Big Lottery Fund. In 2025 the museum merged with the nearby
Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum to form the
Heritage and Communities Trust. == See also ==