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 Geoff gives a brief history of where the engine came from 3275 viewsStott Engine facts:
• Built by SS Stott in 1903
• Horizontal cross compound engine
• Cylinders 12.5 inches and 22 inches by three inches
• Flywheel 10 foot in diameter with a weight of 10 tons
• HP Corliss Valves, LP Slide Valves
• Indicated horsepower 200-250hp
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 Info on S S Stott Company3193 views
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 Mayor of Cheshire East makes a short speech of welcome3152 viewsGeoff Challinor in foreground
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 view of the whole engine3144 viewsand viewing platforms
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 there wasn't an inch that didn't get photographed3140 views
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 once the engine is running visitors are invited up on the platform 3087 viewsto inspect the engine under the guidance of our volunteers
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 view from the back3086 views
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 another view of the Stott3080 viewslooking from the back towards the front of the engine
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 Stott engine, looking from front towards the flywheel3079 views
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 Walter Higgenbotham was invited to start the engine for its 1st run3066 viewsWalter was instrumental, along with Les Cawley, for taking the engine out of the Albion Mill in Hazel Grove some 27 years ago
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 Geoff Challinor invites the Mayor of Cheshire East to say a few words3049 viewshe described the museum as the jewel in the crown at the North West end of the County
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 everything was polished and ready3040 views
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