Brislington - Newcomen engine house
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Brislington - Newcomen engine house by Chris Hodrien as part of the Geograph project.
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Brislington - Newcomen engine house
Image: © Chris Hodrien Taken: 4 Sep 2017
This tall building is very important as it is probably the third oldest standing Newcomen engine house in the world and is the most complete with its original roof and features that have only recently been recognised as typical of early engine houses (a large arch for the boiler and a lean to coal store). The surviving roof beams have allowed dendrochronology to date it to 1736 (the older houses are 1720 and 1728). This house is one of the few clues to the existence of a long since worked-out coalfield here. This is now a private dwelling and there is no public access to this building.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.434555
Longitude
-2.548331