J Arkell & Sons Ltd, Brewery - steam engine

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J Arkell & Sons Ltd, Brewery - steam engine

Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 30 Aug 1988

Horizontal single cylinder steam engine built in 1920 by Marshall of Gainsborough as No. 72719. The cylinder is 9.5" x 20" and fitted with a governor controlled expansion slide valve. The flywheel is 7' diameter. The engine is rated at about 20 horsepower on steam at 60 psi. The engine is preserved and workable in a basement room set up as a bar with mirrored walls.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.59232
Longitude
-1.762779