Ram Pump.
A working Ram pump at Emmetts
Sited half a mile from the big house, down in the wooded valley, The banging of the pump's mechanism travels up the old iron pipe that goes to the house, and can be heard in certain locations a hundred metres away echoing around the valley, like mysterious "Tommy knockers"
It is powered only by the small flow of water (that you see exiting the pump) from a purpose built pond on slightly higher ground approximately 50 yards away.
"A historic water system comprising of a Ram Pump c. 1906, cast iron , 49in x 10in chamber, pumps 2000 gallons per day, up 250 feet over 1/2 mile in 2in pipework, fills a 10,000 gallon reservoir which is the domestic water supply for mansions and gardens. Recently restored by Andrew Pittman, lives locally."
Ram Pump.
A working Ram pump at Emmetts
Sited half a mile from the big house, down in the wooded valley, The banging of the pump's mechanism travels up the old iron pipe that goes to the house, and can be heard in certain locations a hundred metres away echoing around the valley, like mysterious "Tommy knockers"
It is powered only by the small flow of water (that you see exiting the pump) from a purpose built pond on slightly higher ground approximately 50 yards away.
"A historic water system comprising of a Ram Pump c. 1906, cast iron , 49in x 10in chamber, pumps 2000 gallons per day, up 250 feet over 1/2 mile in 2in pipework, fills a 10,000 gallon reservoir which is the domestic water supply for mansions and gardens. Recently restored by Andrew Pittman, lives locally."