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NT3773 : Cornish beam engine, Prestongrange

near to Wallyford, East Lothian, Great Britain

Cornish beam engine, Prestongrange

The beam floor (or bob loft) with the indoor end of the beam. Note the catchwings up in the roof. In the event of an over-stroke they would strike wooden blocks on the spring beams, hopefully preventing more serious damage (like a broken cylinder).

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1982

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Grid Square: NT3773, 27 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Chris Allen (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Sunday, 2 May, 1982 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 15 June, 2009
Category: Steam engine (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NT 372 736 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.1113N 3:0.3771W