Crossness is a location in the London Borough of Bexley, close to the southern bank of the River Thames, to the east of Thamesmead, west of

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and north-west of

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. The place takes its name from Cross Ness, a specific promontory on the southern bank of the River Thames. In maritime terms, the tip of Cross Ness, in the past referred to as 'Leather Bottle Point', marks the boundary between Barking Reach and Halfway Reach. An unmanned lighthouse on Crossness is a navigational aid to shipping.

Sewer

Crossness is the location of the Crossness Sewage Treatment Works, which includes the historic

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Crossness Pumping Station The Crossness Pumping Station is a former sewage pumping station designed by the Metropolitan Board of Works's chief engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette and architect Charles Henry Driver. It is located at Crossness Sewage Treatment Works, at the ea ...

, built at the eastern end of the

Southern Outfall Sewer The Southern Outfall Sewer is a major sewer taking sewage from the southern area of central London to Crossness in south-east London. Flows from three interceptory sewers combine at a pumping station in Deptford and then run under Greenwich, ...

as part of the London sewerage system designed by Sir

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and constructed between 1859 and 1865.

Lighthouse

Crossness

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is a steel lattice structure. The light is at an elevation of 41 feet (12.5 m) and gives a white 5-second flash visible for 8 miles (12.9 km).

Access and recreation

Crossness Nature Reserve is east of the sewage works. The Ridgeway path, owned by Thames Water and built on top of the

southern outfall sewer The Southern Outfall Sewer is a major sewer taking sewage from the southern area of central London to Crossness in south-east London. Flows from three interceptory sewers combine at a pumping station in Deptford and then run under Greenwich, ...

, stretches between Plumstead railway station and the Crossness sewage treatment works. The nearest station to Crossness is Abbey Wood, almost away. The Thames Path Extension - from the Thames Barrier to Crayford Ness - runs along the southern bank of the river through Crossness.

References

{{LB Bexley Areas of London Districts of the London Borough of Bexley Districts of London on the River Thames

Sewer

Lighthouse

Access and recreation

See also

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