If you are coming up to Shropshire, you might also be able to do us a favour and take a look at the remains of a pumping engine we are uncovering at Pitchcroft, near Newport.
David
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From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Smith
Sent: 08 April 2014 09:42
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Subject: Re: Snailbeach
Thanks David, I will follow up those leads, accurate plans would go a long way to working the length of the beam either side of centre and hence work out the length of the stroke of the engine and pumps.
A good friend of mine (Kenneth Brown) published a booklet through an Irish Mining History Society, which is still available i think, I am trying to obtain a copy, as Ken cannot lay is hands on any of his to loan me. If the engine was manufactured in Cornwall this should give quite accurate results, if not the results will still be good as his methods hold true for all beam engines.
What I would really like to know as well is them origin of the Snailbeach engine, I have always assumed it to be second hand due to its often quoted size of 61 inch, which points to a rebore at sometime, as engines were generally built to set sizes (60", 40", 80", 36" etc), odd inches is often a clue to a used engine.
If you or anyone as further information I would be very grateful!!
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