Dalehall Works, Burslem, steam engine
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Dalehall Works, Burslem, steam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 5 Jan 1984
This was originally the works of Dunn, Bennett & Co Ltd but by 1984 was Steelite International. The company is still in business and makes corporate pottery for organisations like the NHS and big chain hotels. This horizontal single cylinder engine is c13" x 24" and claimed to be possibly 1850s and installed secondhand in 1948. The expansion slide valve with crankshaft governor control does not seem 1850s to me and implies either a retrofit or a later date. In 1984 it was still in use but was then used for a while to circulate steam for the factory heating. By 2002 it was disused but I believe it can still be demonstrated on compressed air.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.042763
Longitude
-2.210262