2014

NS8713 : Wanlockhead Beam Engine

taken 10 years ago, near to Wanlockhead, Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland

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Wanlockhead Beam Engine
Wanlockhead Beam Engine
This unusual machine was used to pump water from the lower levels of a small lead mine up a shaft to a side tunnel leading to a stream. Water to power the engine was collected in a tank on the hillside and piped to the right-hand side of the engine. There it ran into a wooden bucket attached to the beam by an iron rod. The weight of the full bucket pulled the pump rod up the shaft. At the bottom of its pit a valve opened to allow the water in the bucket to run out. The pump rods then pulled the beam down, lifting the bucket up to be filled again, and operating the pump at the bottom of the shaft.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Primary Subject: Pump
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NS8713, 99 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
G Laird   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 15 July, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 16 July, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 8703 1310 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:23.9274N 3:47.1216W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 8701 1308
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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