Thomas Glenister Company - Marshall overtype steam engine
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Thomas Glenister Company - Marshall overtype steam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 3 Nov 1990
This furniture company was notable for having one of the last working stationary steam engines in the country and equally notable for denying enthusiasts access to it. The company ceased trading in 1990 and Mr Glenister then allowed a sizable group of enthusiasts in, when nothing was working, in exchange for a donation to his church. This was my only visit inside the works but I had seen the other engine running through a window while stood on a colleague's shoulders. This engine had not run for some time as can be judged from the clutter. It is a compound overtype by Marshall Sons & Co Ltd, Gainsborough, No. 10666 of 1883. The cylinders are probably 9" & 14" x 16". It was designed for 60 brake horsepower. It was allegedly retired from full-time work in 1927 but was on standby until circa 1968. It was removed in 1997 for preservation in a private collection in Gloucestershire and I have seen it run there.
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