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NT3773
: Cornish beam engine, Prestongrange
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Wallyford
, East Lothian, Scotland
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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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Chris Allen
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Date Taken
Sunday, 2 May, 1982 (
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Monday, 15 June, 2009
Subject Location
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NT 372 736
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