The following message is posted on behalf of Susan Beckley, County Archivist
of West Glamorgan:
The Neath Abbey Ironworks plans mentioned in Peter Claughton's message were
relocated to West Glamorgan when the office was established in the early
1980's. At that time the collection comprised some 2,500 plans, but it has
since grown to circa 7,000 plans, and is fully catalogued. Restricted
access still applies, and applications to inspect the records must be made
via Susan Beckley.
Contact details for West Glamorgan Archive Service can be found on their
website at http://www.swansea.gov.uk/archives/default.asp
Elisabeth Bennett
Archivist
University of Wales Swansea
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Claughton [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 24 April 2002 22:04
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Engine House ground plans
>I have just been undertaking a geophysical (ground resistivity
twin-
>electrode survey with multiple electrode spacings) survey of a lead
>mine site. We have located what we believe to have been an engine
>house (late C18 or early C19). I am trying to find a source on the
>plans of engine houses of this date at ground and foundation level.
Tim,
The engine would be a vertical cylinder Boulton and Watt, possibly a
Newcomen if near the coalfield. Whichever type, there would be no
standard
layout although some features would be common to all engine sites.
The
'Engine House Assessment', published by Cornwall Archaeological Unit
in
1991, is the only attempt towards a compilation of the evidence for
what
became the 'Cornish' engine, including typical layouts, but that
does focus
on engines from the mid to late 19th century. There are plans for
some
early 19th c. Neath Abbey engines in the South Glamorgan Record
Office,
Cardiff (possibly transfered to West Glamorgan - check first), but
I'm not
sure if they include site plans.
To the best of my knowledge, the only geophysical survey of a
vertical
cylinder engine layout, mid 19th century with structures still
standing, is
that carried out at Tankardstown in Co. Waterford by Kevin Barton,
NUI
Galway - e-address to follow off list.
Peter
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University of Exeter - School of Historical, Political and
Sociological
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