Alderford Mill 2026
Essex
Davy Down Pumping Station 2026
Former Stifford Pumping Station, containing large diesel pumping engines being restored as part of an overall conservation project.
Contacts
Operator: The Land Trust
Address: Stifford Pumping Station, Davy Down Back Lane North Stifford Essex RM16 5UL
- Telephone: 01925 852 005
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Pumping Station: Thu 1300-1700. The Park: access at all times. Visit website or facebook for more details.
Travel
- By Bus: 370, 348, 373
- By Rail: Chafford Hundred / 2 miles
Facilities
- Parking
- Part disabled access
It is an impressive building with beautiful arched windows. It was built by the Essex and Suffolk Water Company in the 1920s to extract water, which lies in an underground store. Known as an aquifer, this lies approximately 40 meters below the ground.
Originally diesel engines (still housed in the pumping station) were used to pump over 3 million gallons of water a day. These have been replaced by an electric pump which still provides over 1 million gallons of water a day to surrounding households. The lower building, next to Back Lane is the Filter House. The pumping station is open to the public when the warden is on site and during Discover Davy Down open days.
Viaduct
The arches of the railway viaduct frame the valley and date from 1892. Known locally as the Fourteen Arches, the viaduct carries trains between Ockendon and Chafford Hundred.
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