Extending the pump chamber

Daniel Hayes Farm is in Derbyshire, just over the border with Leicestershire, near to Smisby. The farm dates back to 1200. Owner, Andrew Mosely, a keen conservationist, wanted to restore the pump but, when it was installed in 1934, it had been sited inside the boundary and below the water level of a Tudor fish pond, which he also wished to restore.

Manufacturer's plaque

The answer was to raise the level of the Pumping Chamber by 12 inches bringing its top above the restored pond water level. This work was undertaken primarily by LIHS members.
Over a period of 12 months, they successfully completed the project and the new pump is once again supplying water to the farm high up above the valley, driven only by the kinetic energy extracted from the feeder stream. No external power is required.

Above: Lowering the finished ram pump into position

The finished dam

Daniel Hayes Farm

In 2004, LIHS assisted in the reclamation of an hydraulic ram pump, installed in the 1900s to supply water from a stream to the farm, 300 feet above.

Digging out the pump chamber

Making a good seal

For further information contact the Secretary, David Lyne, 10 Somerville Road, Leicester, LE3 2ET.  Tel 0116 291 9706 or email lihs99@ntlworld.com