Anson Engine Museum

Anson Engine Museum Gallery


Most viewed - Archive photos of engines and museum views
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Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1694 viewsMirrlees No 1, this is the first engine every built in the UK (and only the 3rd ever built in the world). It was completed in November 1897 by Mirrlees, Watson, Yaryan & Company Limited in Glasgow.
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Midsummer Mingle 20071693 viewsview down the museum showing the crowd mingling
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Rod and Peter at work1693 viewsThe small craft centre has demonstrations of bodging and blacksmithing
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Night of the Museum1691 viewsCrossley Atmospheric engine was explained to visitors and run throughout the evening
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Night of the Museum1691 viewsRoy Dudley talks one of the visitors through the paintings of the collieries.
Saturday 19 May - many visitors enjoyed the Collieries Exhibition
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Morgan 3 Wheelers Club1690 viewsThursday 17th August
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Midsummer Mingle 20071689 viewsthe BBQ proved to be a popular meeting point to catch up with old friends, the chef was kept busy cooking sausages
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Gardner 4T51689 viewsblowlamps lit before the engine can be started. Museums at Night
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Work on the Ruston engine 1689 viewsa lovely 5 hp Hornsby oil engine and compressor from Trinity House arrived just before Easter. We plan to restore it to running condition.
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Geoff and Phil Harding of Time Team1689 viewsTime Team came to the museum to shoot part of a special on submarines and the engines that powered them
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Midsummer Mingle 20071687 viewsthey mingled and merged as chatting groups shared memories and people they had in common
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Midsummer Mingle 20071686 viewsthe 3HP Atmospheric Crossley engine was a crowd pleaser and had to be run several times over the day
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