Twyford Waterworks

02/06/2026

Only a few days until our next event takes place this Sunday! (7th June)

www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk

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26/05/2026

On Monday 1st June, Matthew Feldwick, vice-chair of The Twyford Waterworks Trust, will be presenting a talk at Twyford Community Centre, Queen St., SO21 1QG. He will be looking at what makes the Waterworks so special, the projects undertaken by the volunteers who look after the site, and the history behind it all!

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04/05/2026

What an amazing bank holiday weekend!

The weather was perfect right up to the last minutes of today and the rain held off until we had taken down the marquee!

It was fantastic to welcome so many visitors through our gates and show the waterworks at its finest!

Very many thanks to everyone who visited, exhibited and volunteered - an excellent event all round and a great start to our 2026 open day season!

03/05/2026

An amazing day at the waterworks today and we’re now preparing for tomorrow!

Don’t forget that the Friends of King Alfred Buses will be running a half-hourly vintage bus service to the Waterworks from Wi******er: https://www.facebook.com/share/18mRG2YhBN/?mibextid=wwXIfr ******er

03/05/2026

Join us today and tomorrow!

Check out this TikTok I posted!

Check out Twyford Waterworks’s video.

01/05/2026

https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/26051885.historic-twyford-waterworks-opening-doors-public/?fbclid=IwdGRjcARh8tVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeSAV91JjnY7c-Wew1bN0469GQTIHud8ocYNyxLMhe9v9y-W9Solt911Tob5o_aem_bbpyVMGTy6oIiCckrBg-cQ

The site will feature demonstrations of the Hathorn Davey steam pumping engine and boilers, cutting-edge technology from the early 1900s.

01/05/2026

At the heart of the waterworks is the Hathorn Davey triple expansion engine running on superheated steam from the 1906 Babcock and Wilcox boiler. This engine could pump water to the reservoir high on the downs in addition to lifting water from the deep wells. As a visitor you can see both the boiler and engine in operation during open days (such as this Sunday and Monday - 3rd and 4th May).
www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk

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30/04/2026

The next engine to be tested ahead of our open days is the 1935 4VER Ruston which pumped water up to the reservoir for many years. Stopped in 1968 with a cracked cylinder head it was rebuilt by the Trust’s volunteers over several years and restored back to working order in 2015.

26/04/2026

It’s nice and sunny here at the Waterworks today as we prepare for our open days next weekend (Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th May) - a good excuse to test run some of the smaller engines!

19/04/2026

Are you a ‘Friend’ of Twyford Waterworks? If not please visit the link and consider joining up - Friends help support the Trust financially with their subscription, get three newsletters a year (either physically or virtually) and enjoy free entry to our public open days!

https://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/friends