Claverton Pumping Station
Claverton Pumping Station
Watermill
A waterwheel-powered beam engine pumping station, built in 1813 to pump water from the River Avon to the Kennet and Avon Canal. Has a 18ft x 25-ft wide waterwheel. Restored to working order in 1978. Owned by British Waterways Board and in the care of the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust.
Photograph © Betty Longbottom under this ...
Location
Grid reference:
ST 793 645
Town/city: Bath
OS sheet:
172
Postcode: BA2 5PE
Geocode: @51.3798499, -2.3528624 Open in Map
5 miles S of Bath, A36 Bath to Warminster road. Turn L on river side of railway level crossing down Ferry Lane, opposite Claverton village. (Caution - uncontrolled level crossing).
Contact
Do you own or look after this mill? Contact us
Opening Times:
From 20th April to 28th September, every Saturday, 10am to 5pm (last entry at 4.30pm).
Also open 26th October.