Shepherd Neame Brewery, Faversham - stationary steam engine
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Shepherd Neame Brewery, Faversham - stationary steam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 20 Nov 1985
This horizontal single cylinder steam engine was built c1864 by an unknown maker and is preserved in the back of the boiler house. The cylinder is c12" x 27" with a fixed expansion Meyer slide valve. The flywheel is 7' 4" diameter and it drove by gears. A rod extending forward from the crosshead drives a feed pump. The engine is workable and there have been occasional days when it's demonstrated but it is difficult to find out when these might be.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.316886
Longitude
0.891299