Private collection, Worle - Waller steam engine
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Private collection, Worle - Waller steam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 18 Jun 1988
G Waller of Stroud built this inverted vertical engine for gasworks use, almost certainly for exhauster drive. This is borne out by the gas pressure governor seen behind the flywheel in the right background. The exhauster would have been attached to the crankshaft coupling on the left.
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Image Location
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51.358803
Longitude
-2.926297