SP3433 : Hook Norton brewery steam engine
near to Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, Great Britain
Hook Norton brewery steam engine
This steam engine was installed in 1899 and is believed to be the last in country still in use for its original purpose. Through line shafts and gearing it powers pumps and machinery used in the brewing process and is also used to operate lifts and hoists within the brewery.
For the technorati it was supplied by Buxton & Thornley Limited of Burton on Trent on 18 October 1899 and cost of £175.00. It is a single horizontal cylinder engine capable of providing 25hp. The main drive belt seen in the picture is believed to be the original installed at the same time as the engine!
For the technorati it was supplied by Buxton & Thornley Limited of Burton on Trent on 18 October 1899 and cost of £175.00. It is a single horizontal cylinder engine capable of providing 25hp. The main drive belt seen in the picture is believed to be the original installed at the same time as the engine!
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- SP3433, 9 images (more nearby - lo-fi)
- Photographer
- David Stowell (find more nearby)
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- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 16 October, 2007 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 31 October, 2007
- Category
- Steam engine (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SP 348 333 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:59.8236N 1:29.6725W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: SP 348 333
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- South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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