Anson Engine Museum

Anson Engine Museum Gallery


Most viewed - Archive photos of engines and museum views
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Let's get this thing running1396 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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1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1396 viewsDetails of the Atkinson-cycle engine.

It was built c1883, Engine No 643. One of only two known to have survived, (the other is at the Henry Ford Museum in America). It does 4 strokes of the piston to 1 revolution of the crankshaft. It is on loan to the Anson Engine Museum from the Techniek Museum Delft. Our sincere thanks to Dr Korving for permission to take the engine to the 1000 Engine Rally, Astle Park.
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Running the Mirrlees U type engine1396 viewsTaken during the Saturday night visit from the 1000 Engine Rally
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Side panels for building are now on site1394 views
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Great Days Out, Peaks & Plains, Anson Engine Museum1394 viewsThe engines and photographs proved popular with visitors.
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Saturday night guests1394 views
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Tim explaining how they work1394 viewsTaken during the Saturday night visit from the 1000 Engine Rally
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Mobile Crossley Generator1393 viewsoutside our marquee at the 1000 Engine Rally, Chelford
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Members of North West Virago Star motorcycle club Sunday 13 April 20081392 viewsThe Virago Star Club is celebrating it’s 15th anniversary this year
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Geoff runs the Gardner 4T51392 viewsSouth Manchester MG Owners Club members watching the engines being run at the end of the Cheshire Romp, 13 July 2008
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Turn the Clocks Back Rally under cover1391 viewsowners of the visiting rally engines take welcome shelter in the shell of the new building during the Closing Weekend October 2005
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Dave Allen & Wayne Timms coax the Piano Base Crossley into life1391 viewsas part of our Volunteers Working Weekend prior to the Easter opening
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