Anson Engine Museum

Anson Engine Museum Gallery


Most viewed - Engines at the Museum
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there wasn't an inch that didn't get photographed3265 views
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Mirrlees models3264 viewsa range of models shows engine development through the years
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Stott engine, looking from front towards the flywheel3259 views
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Gardner 2LW3257 views24 bhp at 1200 rpm
Engine no 169677 built between 1 July 1969 and 2 January 1970
Used on a ship to drive a winch unit until 1999
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Series of photographs starting the 4L2 for the first time (5)3256 viewsafter its restoration work - just prior to the EHHS presentation May 2005
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Close up of the gear wheels on the First Style Crossley Atmospheric3249 viewsDetails of the gears and mechanisms show in this shot
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View of engine on top gantry3248 viewsthe pump is on the floor below
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Geoff working on the large engine3246 viewsThis is an example of the largest size built of the Crossley Brothers Atmospheric-Free Piston engine; it is rated at 3 horsepower
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Pete gets caught photographing the photographer3240 viewsduring the presentation of the EHHS plaque May 2005
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Close up of the fuel pump before it is removed for cleaning3229 viewsRuston VXA
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Geoff with Mirlees No 13227 viewslast minute adjustments before the Exhibition begins.

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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Geoff Challinor invites the Mayor of Cheshire East to say a few words3224 viewshe described the museum as the jewel in the crown at the North West end of the County
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