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Magdalen Fen Strategy Project

Waltham Farm Pumping Station

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Civil Engineering

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Location

Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen, King’s Lynn

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Partners

ECS Engineering Ltd (M&E)
All One Construction (Civils)
Oriel Systems Ltd (Telemetry)

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Start & Completion

November 2025 – January 2026

Waltham Farm Pumping Station was originally commissioned in 1973, with the recent upgrades completed in January 2026.

The station received a replacement electric motor–driven Archimedes screw pump, new Motor Control Panel (MCC) and other works included:

  • Construction of a new weed screen
  • Replacement steel-mesh flooring
  • Replacement of the electric supply and metering
  • Installing a new discharge culvert with flap valve
  • New telemetry monitoring installed

This phase of the Magdalen Fen Strategy Project was carried out between November 2025 and January 2026

Project Photo Gallery

Waltham Farm Archimedes Screw Pump Pre-Construction

July 2025 - Waltham Farm Archimedes Screw Pump before replacement works

November 2025 - The old Archimedes screw following removal

November 2025 - The new screw pump motor

November 2025 - The new Archimedes screw being craned into position

March 2026 - The new pumping station completed

March 2026 - Aerial view of the new pumping station completed

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