Shambler's Wharf, Arctic Road, Cowes - slipway winch
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Shambler's Wharf, Arctic Road, Cowes - slipway winch
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 7 Jun 1990
Day, Summers winch with something like a 700 ton pull driven through reduction gears by a grasshopper beam engine that is out of view in this image. Originally steam, latterly compressed air. The engine is with a museum/dealership in Kent. There is a duplex steam/compressed air pump seen in the background.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.751389
Longitude
-1.294872