Engine Plate2880 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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Crossley Slide Valve Gas Engine2866 viewsThe engine arrived on loan from the Trustees of the National Museum of Scotland, 25th July 2006
Pump in the pit a floor below the engine2862 viewsthe engine is on the ground floor above
Leading into the Exhibition Hall2861 viewsDdisplay materials and interpretive boards lead the visitor through to the Exhibition Hall
Gardner 8HF2857 viewsoriginally tested on 28 August 1926 and sold to G Buxton & Son, 17 Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham
Was used to drive a stone saw
Robey engine decorating the driveway to the museum2854 views
Geoff meets President of IMECHE2852 viewsJust before the presentation of the EHHS plaque May 2005
Gardner 4FHM view from flywheel end2850 views
Alternative view of the engine being started2845 viewsAlternative view of the engine being started by Geoff
Geoff says a few words at the presentation2834 viewsJust before the presentation of the EHHS plaque May 2005