Anson Engine Museum

Anson Engine Museum Gallery


Most viewed - Archive photos of engines and museum views
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then there were fireworks1393 views
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Great Days Out Fair - Reebok Stadium Feb 071392 viewsA magnum of champagne and two crystal glasses was presented by Alice Ferguson at the show.
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1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1389 viewsvisitor intrigued by the crated Blackstone engine.

Blackstone Type JPI, HP 16, RPM 800, Engine Number JPL 83L 301. It had been sent to the African Water Technology Exhibition, Nairobi, Kenya in 1982 where it was on Stand No 109 driving a water pump. It was recently found (still crated) having been returned from the Exhibition to the Mirrlees factory in 1982. It had lain forgotten about for 25 years!
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Snow and cold makes work even more difficult1388 views
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Summer 20031388 viewsLean to building being erected
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Engines need to be moved out off storage area to make room for new exhibition1387 views
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Tony G from the Stationary Engine Forum1387 viewsover the Easter opening weekend
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and yet more1387 viewsthe Memorial building now has several interesting "groupings" to examine
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Furnival engine driving Furnival Printing Press1386 viewsrevamped Furnival area shows of the engine and printing press well
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Roof for steam engine building and new building are at 90 degrees to each other1385 views
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Back of lean to building, late summer 20031385 views
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National driving the workshop1384 viewsType M, S/No 37708, built 1929, 10 HP, Towns gas with high-tension ignition. Used in Barnsley Technical College as a teaching engine. It now runs the next display - typical workshop machinery being run by the engine – a drill, a lathe and a shaper.
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