For those who are familiar with it, the Newcomen type engine at Elsecar,
South Yorkshire has exactly that arrangement!
I suspect prior to the advent of the Cornish type engine, and its house, it
may have been a more common arrangement but I'll look through what I have at
home on the subject.
Meanwhile, whilst writing, can anyone point me in the direction of obtaining
a report that I think was once produced by CAU on the development of the
Cornish Engine House design please?
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Woolrich [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 16 January 2003 20:37
Subject: Design of Newcomen engine-houses
Hi Everyone,
In Angerstein's travel diary recently published by the Science
Museum is a drawing of a Newcomen engine-house where the beam
comes through a side wall instead of the gable end. The drawing
was made in the 1750's in the Wolverhampton area.
My question is, does anyone know of any drawings, photographs or
surviving engine-houses which have this feature.
Regards
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