View from drive looking through entrance gates into yard Feb 20063035 views
Piston and rod removed for cleaning3035 viewsRuston VXA
Hornsby being unloaded when it arrived in Cheshire3031 views
Crossley Brothers Atmospheric Engine3030 viewsThis is an example of the largest size built of the Crossley Brothers Atmospheric-Free Piston engine; it is rated at 3 horsepower
Built 1877; Flywheel 59¼” x 3⅛”; Total height 104”; Height to shaft 74½”
1924 National P type gas engine3025 views
Closer view of the line up3019 viewsthis shows a clearer view of the engines and the connection between the large engine and the winch
Gardner 8HF3018 views30 bhp, Engine No 26965 built in 1926
Hornsby oil engine November 2010 - In it's original shed at the estate.3013 viewsThanks to Barry Job and Tony Green MBE we have rescued a small Hornsby from the Broughton & Charnes Estates, Wetwood, Staffs
Geoff works on the large engine3011 viewsTurning the flywheel before running the 3bhp engine
Chairman of the IMechE Heritage Committee wows the volunteers with her footwear3011 viewsthey have measuring tapes up the back.
Prof Isobel Pollock - Chairman of IMechE Heritage Committee
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Outside watching the Mirrlees running3008 viewsSouth Manchester MG Owners Club members watching the engines being run at the end of the Cheshire Romp, 13 July 2008