2011

SK5806 : Abbey Pumping station - beam engine detail

taken 13 years ago, near to Leicester, England

Abbey Pumping station - beam engine detail
Abbey Pumping station - beam engine detail
One of the four Woolf compound beam pumping engines built in 1891. This shows the crank and big end. As built, I'm sure the crank web would have been polished, not painted. Beyond is the forward sewage pump that is driven off the beam. This is a bucket and plunger pump that has suction only on the up stroke but that delivers on both strokes. This produces a more even delivery action. The big column bottom right is helping to support the main bearing and transmits reaction loadings to the foundation.

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Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 4 December, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 7 December, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5891 0672 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:39.3010N 1:7.8342W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5891 0672
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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