Specialist wood and metal work was undertaken by apprentices from the British Aircraft Corporation at Filton. By 1972 some progress had been made; John Butt retired and Derrick Dudden took over as restoration manager, with more volunteers from the Canal Trust helping to provide the labour. Silt was removed from the pond, hatches replaced and the waterwheel restored. The 408 oak teeth on the pit wheel were replaced and the pumps overhauled with new rope packing. By February 1976 all the machinery was working and water could be pumped from the river to the canal. The pumping station was formally re-opened in 1978. In 1981, British Waterways installed two electric pumps and presented the old diesel pump to the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust for preservation. Wessex Water Authority agreed to the extraction of per day from the Avon at Claverton to be pumped east; the cost of the pumps was £175,000. From 2012 to 2016 the pumping station underwent another restoration of the woodwork, which involved replacing all 288 starts on the waterwheel, and all 96 float and seal boards, as well as the 408 oak teeth of the pit wheel. Claverton Pumping Station was awarded a National Transport Trust Red Wheel, recognising its historical importance to transport heritage in the United Kingdom. The restoration work received an Engineering Heritage Award from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and won first place in the Heritage and Conservation category of the Living Waterways Awards 2019. Present day The pumping station is maintained by volunteers and is open regularly except during winter maintenance periods. Depending on volunteer numbers, the wheel may be either static or pumping. Pumping days are advertised in advance, but are always subject to river conditions and ageing machinery. There is also a working model of the pumping station in the pumphouse. References Bibliography External links Buildings and structures in Bath and North East Somerset Claverton Pumping Station Kennet and Avon Canal Tourist attractions in Somerset Watermills in Somerset Grade I listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset Grade I listed industrial buildings Industrial archaeological sites in Somerset Industrial buildings in England Museums in Somerset Canal museums in England Technology museums in the United Kingdom Water supply pumping stations Infrastructure completed in 1813 Science and technology in Somerset Waterworks museums in England Water-powered beam engines Grade I listed museum buildings Grade I listed water mills Preserved beam engines