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Cornish Boiler68 views
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Lancashire Boiler67 views
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The Roberts Engine66 viewsThe Roberts engine at Bancroft is a two cylinder horizontal cross-compound engine. ‘Compound’ means that the steam first passes through the high pressure cylinder (James) and then the low pressure cylinder (Mary Jane) to extract as much energy from the steam as possible. Efficiency is further improved by a condenser in the cellar which condenses the exhaust steam creating a vacuum which increases the effective pressure across the low pressure cylinder.
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Bancroft Mill57 views
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56 viewsDiagram of how the Lancashire Boiler works
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Cornish Boiler55 views
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The Bradley Engine54 viewsThis engine, built by Smith Bros and Eastwood of Bradford is a two cylinder tandem compound (one cylinder behind the other) originally installed at Peter Green’s mill at Low Bradley near Skipton in 1901. This mill also closed in 1978, with the engine remaining in situ until the buildings were converted to housing in 2003.
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Lancashire Boiler54 views
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Cornish Boiler53 views
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The Bradley Engine52 viewsPressure gauges
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The Bradley Engine52 views
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The Bradley Engine51 viewsThis engine, built by Smith Bros and Eastwood of Bradford is a two cylinder tandem compound (one cylinder behind the other) originally installed at Peter Green’s mill at Low Bradley near Skipton in 1901. This mill also closed in 1978, with the engine remaining in situ until the buildings were converted to housing in 2003.
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The Bradley Engine51 views
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