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The EPV5 type is a vertical 5 cylinder diesel engine. It was housed at the Royal Ordnance Munitions Factory in a windowless bunker, guarded by a Lewis gun post, and close by was a purpose built reservoir to pump water for the site in case of fire.

This horse drawn manual fire pump delivered water from a two cylinder pump which was operated by the handles on both sides and the treadles in the front. Special features are the use of leather for the inlet and discharge hoses and the wicker-work strainer when drawing water from a pond and the water tank was being filled.

1880: Originally installed and housed in a cellar, it pumped water for household and garden needs from a deep well at Taplow Lodge on the Cliveden Estate, Buckinghamshire. Discovered by the National Trust in 1991, it was restored by local enthusiasts and began to run again in 1995 and until 2004, it is believed that the engine was run only once a year.