St Mary's Mill - steam engine
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St Mary's Mill - steam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 27 May 2012
Tangye & Co Ltd, Birmingham horizontal side by side compound engine, apparently of the 'Belfast' type. Built c1897 and installed secondhand in 1904 by the Chalford Stick Company - manufacturers of walking sticks. The slide valve cylinders are 13" & 25" x 24" stroke and the high pressure was equipped with Tangye-Johnson patent cut-off gear, later disconnected. The Porter type governor latterly operated a throttle valve. The rope drive flywheel is 11' 3" diameter and the engine was rated at 160 horsepower at 90 rpm. An electric motor drive has been installed for the 2012 season and it can now be seen turning over slowly. There are a few open days per year and visits must be prebooked. I was delighted to be able to arrange to see this as it must be 15 or more years since my last visit.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.718048
Longitude
-2.166853