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PHOTO COTTINGHAM PUMPING STATION - STEAM ENGINE VIEW FROM THE ACCESS STAIRS ONE OF THE THREE ENGINES INSTALLED IN 1930 AND THE ONLY SURVIVOR. A LARGE EXAMPLE BUT SHORT OF THE BIGGEST IN THE UK. THE YELLOW DEVICE THAT IS BARELY VISIBLE ON THE EXTREME LEFT IS THE MOTOR DRIVING ONE OF THE PUMPS THAT REPLACED THE STEAM ENGINE. THIS SITE IS WELL HIDDEN AND PROBABLY NOT ALL THAT VISITED. SERVICE IS PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY. THE ENGINE WAS BUILT BY WORTHINGTON-SIMPSON LTD OF NEWARK-ON-TRENT AND IS WORKS NO. 5048 BUILT IN 1930 AND RETIRED IN 1974. THE THREE CYLINDERS ARE FITTED WITH DROP VALVES AND MEASURE 18" 31" AND 50" X 4' STROKE. THE ENGINE TOOK STEAM AT 200 PSI RAN AT 24 RPM AND DEVELOPED 350 PUMP HORSEPOWER. THE FLYWHEEL IS 14' 3" DIAMETER. THE ENGINE OPERATED THREE RAM TYPE FORCE PUMPS THAT WERE MOUNTED BELOW THE ENGINE AND OPERATED BY RODS FROM ITS CROSSHEADS.THIS VIEW IS FROM THE ACCESS STAIRCASE AT THE HIGH PRESSURE END OF THE ENGINE AND SHOWS TWO OF THE THREE LEVEL ABOVE ENGINE HOUSE FLOOR LEVEL. THE PUMPS AND CONDENSER ARE IN THE BASEMENT BELOW. COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) CHRIS ALLENPHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS
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REF NO CALLENV-3575
PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches
CONDITION: SOME CROPPING OR WHITE LINES TOP/BOTTOM MAY OCCUR DUE TO PHOTO RATIO
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