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Cornish Boiler72 views
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Lancashire Boiler68 views
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The Roberts Engine67 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 Mill59 views
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The Bradley Engine58 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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57 viewsDiagram of how the Lancashire Boiler works
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Cornish Boiler56 views
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The Bradley Engine55 viewsPressure gauges
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The Bradley Engine55 views
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Lancashire Boiler55 views
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Cornish Boiler55 views
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The Bradley Engine53 views
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The Bradley Engine52 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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