Claverton Pumping Station
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Claverton Pumping Station
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Claverton Pumping Station in the village of Claverton, in the English county of Somerset, pumps water from the River Avon to the Kennet and Avon Canal using power from the flow of the river. It is a Grade I listed building, having been upgraded from Grade II in 2019. The pumping station was built by John Rennie between 1809 and 1813 to overcome water supply problems on the canal. It uses a 24-foot (7 m) wide wooden breastshot water wheel to drive two Boulton and Watt 18-foot (5 m) long cast iron
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Pumping station in Somerset, England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claverton_Pumping_Station
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2024-04-12T07:12:10Z
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