a "Mercedes class" 0-4-0T steam locomotive, supplied by Bagnall, works number 1560/1899. It was named Brede in its early days. A new boiler was fitted in 1923 and the locomotive was rebuilt c1931 when the water tanks required replacement. The locomotive was withdrawn in 1935 as it was worn out, and subsequently scrapped. The original building The original waterworks building was built in the Baroque style. It housed two triple expansion steam engines by Tangye of Birmingham. The engines were powered by four boilers which were built by Babcock & Wilcox of Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. One engine was scrapped in 1969 but the second has been restored. The building is Grade II listed. The Worthington-Simpson building In 1939, a new building was built in the Art Deco style. It houses a triple-expansion steam engine built in 1940 by Worthington-Simpson of Balderton, Nottinghamshire. At this date, the four Babcock & Wilcox boilers were replaced by two new ones from the same source. The new building was completed in 1942. The engines No 1 engine No. 1 engine was identical to No 2 engine. It was scrapped in 1969. No 2 engine No. 2 engine was built by Tangye of Birmingham in 1904. It is a triple expansion engine of . It can pump per day to a height of . It supplied the reservoirs at Fairlight and Baldslow. The Worthington-Simpson engine This engine was built by Worthington-Simpson of Balderton, works number 5058/1940 and was the last of its type supplied by Worthington-Simpson. The boiler house The boiler house originally housed four Babcock & Wilcox boilers. These were replaced in 1940 by two Babcock & Wilcox boilers. These were scrapped in 1964. The boiler house currently houses various steam engines and exhibits related to water supply. See also British Engineerium References External links Visiting the Giants of Brede - official site at Southern Water 18 in gauge railways in England Industrial railways in England Museums in East Sussex Rail transport in East Sussex Steam museums in England Water supply and sanitation in England Grade II listed buildings in East Sussex Preserved stationary steam engines Water supply pumping stations Infrastructure completed in 1904 Infrastructure completed in 1939 Industry museums in England 1904 establishments in England Waterworks