After its closure the pumping station lay derelict until the late 1960s, when the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust proposed to the British Waterways Board that students from the University of Bath conduct a survey and report on the viability of returning the pumping station to working order.
Work started in 1969 with engineering students from Bath providing the labour under the supervision of John Butt, and the Trust providing the funding.
Within the building rotten woodwork was replaced and electric lighting installed.
To work on the sluices and the waterwheel the leat was dammed.
Specialist wood and metal work was undertaken by apprentices from the British Aircraft Corporation in Filton.
By 1972 some progress had been made; John Butt retired and Derrick Dudden took over as restoration manager, with more volunteers from the Canal Trust helping to provide the labour.
Silt was removed from the pond, hatches replaced and the waterwheel restored.
The 408 oak teeth on the pitwheel were replaced and the pumps overhauled with new rope packing.
By February 1976 all the machinery was working and water could be pumped from the river to the canal.
The pumping station was formally re-opened in 1978.

In 1981, British Waterways installed two 75-horsepower (56 kW) electric pumps and presented the old diesel pump to the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust for preservation.
Wessex Water Authority agreed to the extraction of 1,000,000 imperial gallons (4,500,000 l) per day from the Avon at Claverton to be pumped east; the costs of the pumps was £175,000.

The pumping station is maintained by volunteers from the Trust and is open to the public every Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday except during the winter maintenance period, when opening is only on Saturdays.
There is a working model of the pumping station at the Kennet & Avon Canal Museum at Devizes.
The restoration work received an Engineering Heritage Award from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
After its closure the pumping station lay derelict until the late 1960s, when the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust proposed to the British Waterways Board that students from the University of Bath conduct a survey and report on the viability of returning the pumping station to working order. Work started in 1969 with engineering students from Bath providing the labour under the supervision of John Butt, and the Trust providing the funding. Within the building rotten woodwork was replaced and electric lighting installed. To work on the sluices and the waterwheel the leat was dammed. Specialist wood and metal work was undertaken by apprentices from the British Aircraft Corporation in Filton. By 1972 some progress had been made; John Butt retired and Derrick Dudden took over as restoration manager, with more volunteers from the Canal Trust helping to provide the labour. Silt was removed from the pond, hatches replaced and the waterwheel restored. The 408 oak teeth on the pitwheel were replaced and the pumps overhauled with new rope packing. By February 1976 all the machinery was working and water could be pumped from the river to the canal. The pumping station was formally re-opened in 1978.
In 1981, British Waterways installed two 75-horsepower (56 kW) electric pumps and presented the old diesel pump to the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust for preservation. Wessex Water Authority agreed to the extraction of 1,000,000 imperial gallons (4,500,000 l) per day from the Avon at Claverton to be pumped east; the costs of the pumps was £175,000.
The pumping station is maintained by volunteers from the Trust and is open to the public every Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday except during the winter maintenance period, when opening is only on Saturdays. There is a working model of the pumping station at the Kennet & Avon Canal Museum at Devizes. The restoration work received an Engineering Heritage Award from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Claverton Pumping Station