Engines on Display

Select an engine for its history and technical details. As well as these, the museum's star exhibit is the 1878 Goddard & Massey compound beam engine (18 ft beam, 16 ft flywheel), whose rescue and restoration is told in the news archive.

'Agnes'

1909 tandem compound condensing mill engine. Built by Pollit & Wigzell, Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire.

Fleming & Ferguson

Compound marine engine, 1942. Built in Paisley; one of two engines fitted in the wartime crane ship 'London Titan'.

Plenty & Son

Triple expansion marine engine, 1925. Built by Plenty & Sons, Newbury.

Needham, Qualter, Hall

Single cylinder engine, 1874. Built for Barnsley Brewery Co. Ltd, South Yorkshire.

Paddle tug 'Reliant'

Side-lever marine engine, 1907. Built by Hepple & Sons, South Shields. Port engine of the paddle tug Reliant.

W Sisson

Triple expansion marine engine, 1927. Built in Gloucester; installed in the Thames river steamer 'Mapledurham'.

Thornewill & Warham

Two single cylinder engines, 1884. Built in Burton on Trent; installed in the Wilderspool Brewery, Warrington.

Robey & Co.

Twin cylinder engine, 1902. Built by Robey & Co., Lincoln.

W J Yarwood

Compound marine engine, 1937. Built in Northwich, Cheshire; installed in the dredger 'Seiont II'.

J Samuel White

Compound marine engine, 1906. Originally powered a 56ft pinnace belonging to the battleship 'Agamemnon'.

Ship's steering engine

Installed on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship 'Throsk'.

Ship's capstan engine

Installed on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship 'Throsk'.

Pumps and smaller engines

A variety of smaller engines and steam pumps, plus model engines running on compressed air.