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South Tyneside College - steam turbine
This is a set of cross compound geared steam turbines set up for display at the South Tyneside College. I understand this area was to be cleared and I suspect it has been scrapped. This was one of a pair of 25,000 horsepower Parsons geared turbines installed in the Battle-class fleet destroyer HMS Corunna built in 1944-47 and commissioned in 1947. She was scrapped at Blyth in 1975. The two water-tube boilers and two steam turbines driving twin screws could propel her at up to 35.75 knots.
When I visited the college it had this display turbine, several workable steam turbines, a reciprocating steam engine and several diesels including a huge single cylinder Doxford, opposed piston two stroke. This latter is in bits at the Anson Museum in Cheshire.
The ladder in the foreground is inside a cylinder from a modern Sulzer marine diesel of the type known colloquially as a 'cathedral diesel' and used in modern container ships.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 29 Nov 2002
0.07 miles
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South Tyneside College - steam engine
When this site was visited in 2002 it retained this steam engine driving an alternator, some steam turbine plant and a large Doxford single cylinder, opposed piston diesel engine. The Doxford was removed for preservation shortly after and I suspect the rest of the plant may no longer survive either.
This engine was built c1956 by E Reader & Sons Ltd of Nottingham as works number 28217 and drove a 60 hz alternator at 514 rpm. The engine is an inverted vertical compound (enclosed). In the left background is a BTH condensing steam turbine set.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 29 Nov 2002
0.07 miles
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The Westoe public house
Horsley Hill Road, South Shields.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 7 Jul 2018
0.11 miles
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War Memorial, Westoe, South Shields
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 7 Jul 2018
0.11 miles
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Back lane, South Shields
This is the back lane between Coleridge Avenue (left) and Roseberry Avenue (right).
Image: © David Kemp
Taken: 20 Jul 2013
0.12 miles
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Coleridge Avenue, South Shields
Taken from the corner of Readhead Avenue.
Image: © David Kemp
Taken: 20 Jul 2013
0.14 miles
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The County public house, South Shields
On Sunderland Road.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 7 Jul 2018
0.18 miles
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Terraced Housing, Westoe Road
Wonky old Tyneside Terracing.
Image: © MSX
Taken: 12 Nov 2005
0.18 miles
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Dr. Winterbottom Hall, South Shields
This is the inner garden area of Doctor Winterbottom Hall, one of the halls of residence at South Shields Marine and Technical College, seen from my bedroom window in the summer of 1979. The reception area was on the left, a refectory on the right.
Image: © Stephen Williams
Taken: Unknown
0.18 miles
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Houses on Imeary Street, South Shields
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 7 Jul 2018
0.19 miles