Steam winding engine, Hetty Shaft
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Steam winding engine, Hetty Shaft
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 23 May 2004
Built 1875 by Barker & Cope of Kidsgrove, Staffordshire. Rebuilt by Worsley Mesnes Ironworks with their piston expansion valves. Can be operated on compressed air, which is how it was worked for the last few years in service until stopped in 1983.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.609239
Longitude
-3.366505