Command of the Oceans project named the 4th best building in the world – 2017

22 December 2017

‘Jonathan Morrison picks the year’s most awe-inspiring architectural projects’

We are delighted to announce that The Times has rated us No.4 in the ten best buildings in the world!- what a fantastic way to end 2017!

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Today's Transformation Tuesday is of the Old Fire Station. We can't pinpoint an exact date on the original photo but believe it is before 1966.

Before this building was converted into the Fire Station, it was known as Pumping Station No.2. In 1822, designed by John Rennie as part of the works to build No 3 Dry Dock, this was Britain’s second largest volume steam-powered pumping station.

Connected to all three docks and the river by a series of underground culverts it was used to drain the docks when ships were brought in for repair or after a launch. The water was pumped back into the river through the underground drainage system. The Pumping Station was powered by two steam powered beam-engines and this was replaced in 1929 by an electric pump.

The Pumping Station remains operational and could be used when the docks are drained to carry out major works on the ships, although this does not happen often.

Today this building is used by the University of Kent – School of Music and Fine Arts.

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At its peak, it was estimated that there were 17 miles of standard gauge railway. The Royal Naval Dockyard closed in 1984, and today there is less than 1 mile remaining within the Historic Dockyard.

This remaining section, which is mainly laid tramway-style, starts from a point just outside The Historic Dockyard, adjacent to No.7 Slip, and then runs through the middle of the Dockyard to the far end of Anchor Wharf. It is now used for running demonstration freight trains, steam crane operations and other ancillary railway operations.

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We were honoured to be the chosen location for tonight’s takeaway rainbow 🌈 and it was a pleasure to have @fleureast and the team onsite today.

Congratulations Sophie!
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