In message <000301c048e8$b74a8260$440d063e@default>, Alan Vickers <alan-
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>Hi list -
>I am seeking information on the two Newcomen steam engines which are
>recorded as having been erected at Lambton pits in Co Durham, in 1757 and
>1766.
>
>On the first edition OS Map for the area there is shown 'Morton Engine', the
>location of which is quite close to the recently discovered wooden
>waggonway, approximate grid reference NZ 508322. Does anyone have any
>information on this engine also?
>
>There are also records of Newcomen engines being erected at 'Houghton Burn'
>in 1733 and 'Chester Burn', does anyone have any information about these two
>engines and their locations?
>
>Many thanks.
>
>Alan.
>
>
Rolt and Allen "The Steam Engines of Thomas Newcomen" list these
engines, there is nothing for the Houghton Burn one, but the Lumley (?),
Co. Durham states "Size - Iron, 41cwt. Built for - Earl of Scarborough.
Cylinder 41cwt., bottom 9.5cwt from Coalbrookdale". I suspect that this
information comes from Coalbrookdale Co. records so this might be the
place to try. Incidentally, the same table lists a total of 24 engines
for Durham and Northumberland, and finishes in 1733. The authors refer
to an unpublished list by John Robey and J. Kanefsky, where they list
1454 atmospheric engines built by 1800 in the UK alone. It might be
worth chasing John Robey, for more information, although the book is now
some 25 years old.
Hope this helps.
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