Beam engine foundations, Higher Woodhill Mill site
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Beam engine foundations, Higher Woodhill Mill site
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 4 Jul 2009
Bed for a 100 horsepower beam engine (allegedly 100 horsepower). The crankpit is closest with the cross wall to support the columns for the entablature in the middle and the cylinder pad beyond. This looks like it was a single cylinder engine on the available evidence.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.608405
Longitude
-2.301632