Kew Bridge Steam Museum - workshop
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Kew Bridge Steam Museum - workshop by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 1 Jan 2014
The workshop range was built in 1838-9 and this particular machine shop was rebuilt in 1919 following bomb damage. It was originally steam powered and an electric motor now drives the lineshafting that is visible in the roof.