Anson Engine Museum

Anson Engine Museum Gallery

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The obligitory pose for the cameras, Poynton Show 20051439 views
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Doxford timing chain and big end1439 viewson display in Memorial Building. A "Guess the weight of the big end" competition proved popular.
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Mr Doxford during a recent visit1439 viewsPosing alongside the control panel from the single-cylinder Doxford engine
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The Les Cawley Memorial trophy about to be presented, Poynton Show 20051438 views
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Coach party from Louth 9 April 20081435 viewsPreparing the Ruston for running
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Members of the Sheffield & District Society of Model & Expermental Engineers1435 views
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Campbell Engine now in position outside museum entrance1434 viewsThe 40 ton Campbell has now been put back together as a gate guardian
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our volunteers getting ready1434 views
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perhaps if we pray1431 viewsAfter great debates it is decided to try and get the Atkinson engine running. It has not been run in living memory.
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Furnival engine1431 viewsS/No 369 built in 1898, ½ HP Towns gas with tube ignition. Originally used at Peak Press, Chapel-en-le-Frith. Now driving a Furnival platen printing press, type set letters are on display. The future aim is to have the press actually printing.
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Crowd gathers to view the Ruston Hornsby 6H1430 views
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unusual view of Mirrlees No11430 viewsoldest diesel engine in the UK and in fact the 3rd ever built in the world
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