Poldark Mine Museum - Greensplat engine
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Poldark Mine Museum - Greensplat engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 21 Sep 2008
Cornish beam pumping engine built c1850 as a rotative and later converted to a Cornish pump. It was latterly used at Greensplat Clayworks from 1897 to 1959 and removed in 1972. The cylinder is 30" x 9' and is seen without the insulating lagging it would have carried in service. This end of the engine would have been in a stone built engine house and is the 'indoor' end hence the downwards power stroke is known as 'coming indoors'. The position of the piston rod indicates that the engine is largely 'indoors' but I can't tell the direction of travel from this still photograph.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.138176
Longitude
-5.245125