View from drive looking through entrance gates into yard Feb 20062988 views
Hornsby being unloaded when it arrived in Cheshire2987 views
Piston and rod removed for cleaning2986 viewsRuston VXA
Crossley Brothers Atmospheric Engine2985 viewsThis is an example of the largest size built of the Crossley Brothers Atmospheric-Free Piston engine; it is rated at 3 horsepower
Built 1877; Flywheel 59¼” x 3⅛”; Total height 104”; Height to shaft 74½”
Closer view of the line up2977 viewsthis shows a clearer view of the engines and the connection between the large engine and the winch
Gardner 8HF2974 views30 bhp, Engine No 26965 built in 1926
Outside watching the Mirrlees running2974 viewsSouth Manchester MG Owners Club members watching the engines being run at the end of the Cheshire Romp, 13 July 2008
1924 National P type gas engine2973 views
Hornsby oil engine November 2010 - In it's original shed at the estate.2971 viewsThanks to Barry Job and Tony Green MBE we have rescued a small Hornsby from the Broughton & Charnes Estates, Wetwood, Staffs
Geoff works on the large engine2968 viewsTurning the flywheel before running the 3bhp engine
Chairman of the IMechE Heritage Committee wows the volunteers with her footwear2965 viewsthey have measuring tapes up the back.
Prof Isobel Pollock - Chairman of IMechE Heritage Committee