Projects
REINSTATEMENT OF THE POPPET HEAD ABOVE THE PUMP AND LEVEL SHAFT
Obtain a piece of Thames History
The Bella Street poppet head was dismantled after 1914
We now planning to restore a portion of the poppet head structure to give an indication of the size and scale of the original structure.
Presently work is taking place on the quadrants that moved all the pump gear in the shaft. This work consists of sand blasting the quadrants and painting them with a protective system to stop corrosion.
Source: Thames-Hauraki pump and level shaft. Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives. Ref: 1/2-001558-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22576601