The Engineerium - 1866 beam engine house
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The Engineerium - 1866 beam engine house
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 20 Nov 2011
This is home to the 1866 Easton & Amos of London Woolf compound rotative beam pumping engine. The house was not open on this occasion as it contained various items in store and under dust-sheets. The ivy covered structure is a grotto made of material recovered from the wells during excavation.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.844211
Longitude
-0.176046