Display cabinets being prepared3246 viewsit was difficult to know what to leave out - there was so much to chose from
Mirrlees models3245 viewsa range of models shows engine development through the years
Stott engine, looking from front towards the flywheel3242 views
Gardner 2LW3241 views24 bhp at 1200 rpm
Engine no 169677 built between 1 July 1969 and 2 January 1970
Used on a ship to drive a winch unit until 1999
Series of photographs starting the 4L2 for the first time (5)3238 viewsafter its restoration work - just prior to the EHHS presentation May 2005
View of engine on top gantry3236 viewsthe pump is on the floor below
Close up of the gear wheels on the First Style Crossley Atmospheric3234 viewsDetails of the gears and mechanisms show in this shot
Geoff working on the large engine3232 viewsThis is an example of the largest size built of the Crossley Brothers Atmospheric-Free Piston engine; it is rated at 3 horsepower
Pete gets caught photographing the photographer3225 viewsduring the presentation of the EHHS plaque May 2005
Close up of the fuel pump before it is removed for cleaning3214 viewsRuston VXA
Geoff with Mirlees No 13212 viewslast minute adjustments before the Exhibition begins.
This is the first engine every built in the UK (and only the 3rd ever built in the world). It was completed in November 1897 by Mirrlees, Watson, Yaryan & Company Limited in Glasgow.
Walter Higgenbotham was invited to start the engine for its 1st run3211 viewsWalter was instrumental, along with Les Cawley, for taking the engine out of the Albion Mill in Hazel Grove some 27 years ago
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