Most viewed - Archive photos of engines and museum views
Oliver Tangye and wife Esme1897 viewsGreat, great grandson of Sir Richard Tangye - one of the founders of the Tangye Company
One of the lovely Patents we have in our archive1897 viewssome of these old documents are works of art
Our youngest Life Member of the Friends1896 viewsyou can never start their interest too early
Geoff and Phil Harding of Time Team1896 viewsTime Team came to the museum to shoot part of a special on submarines and the engines that powered them
Rod turns it into something useful1895 viewsThe small craft centre has demonstrations of bodging and blacksmithing
Geoff lights the blowlamps on the Gardner 4T51892 viewsMuseums at Night
Peter demonstrates for Poynton 41 club members during their recent visit1889 views
Geoff and Geoff shows Barry the 2.5HP Blackstone oil engine1889 viewswe will use this engine to take to shows
Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1888 viewsMirrlees No 1, this is the first engine every built in the UK (and only the 3rd ever built in the world). It was completed in November 1897 by Mirrlees, Watson, Yaryan & Company Limited in Glasgow.
Visitors await the Gardner 4T5 being started1882 viewsMike explains to the visitors what is happening as the engine is prepared for running
Rod and Peter at work1878 viewsThe small craft centre has demonstrations of bodging and blacksmithing
Morgan 3 Wheelers Club1877 viewsThursday 17th August