Nortonthorpe Mills, Scissett - steam engine
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Nortonthorpe Mills, Scissett - steam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 7 Oct 2006
A view of the lovingly restored horizontal tandem compound Pollit & Wigzell steam engine Violet. Built in 1886 and rebuilt in 1931 (if I recall correctly). This shows the Corliss valve high pressure cylinder and the Whitehead governor. The red object on the righthand edge is the James Tate electric stop motion. This will automatically close the steam valve at the push of one of several buttons in the mill. However, by the time the engine has coasted to a halt, anybody caught in the machinery will be well mangled. I found an almost identical piece of kit in the Royal Navy's last conventional steam ship - HMS Fearless.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.586371
Longitude
-1.629113