These pump houses contained a Harland "Duo-glide" two stage pump in the far pump house (Installed by Bob Orchard circa 1974). Prior to this it housed a "Aldrich Triplex Pump" triple ram pump made by the Allentown Rolling mills PA USA. Serial No. 1578. The near pump house contained a converted shaft sinking pump & a Mather & Platt pump. All pumps discharged into a common rising main to deliver water into the round tank adjacent to Victory shaft. The Harland pump was capable of 408 gall/min (when new). Water was also collected from a leat that ran around the cliffs for near Pendeen light house. Also we could pump the top 18" of water from Roscolors pond using a modified R.O. Stokes pump
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