Links to Other Websites
Some other websites which may be of interest. Since some steam enthusiasts are also model engineers, we have included some links on this topic too. Please let us know if you find a link that doesn't work, or have one you would like to recommend.
Bancroft Mill Engine Trust
Main feature is the Bancroft Mill Engine, housed in its original building, built 1920 by William Roberts & Son, Nelson. A twin cylinder, cross compound, Corliss valve engine, having a 16ft rope wheel. In its heyday it produced around 600 IHP to drive 1250 cotton looms.
Ellenroad Engine House
'Victoria and Alexandra', a twin-tandem compound engine, housed in its original engine house, which was part of a large cotton ring-spinning mill.
International Stationary Steam Engine Society
A society dedicated to the preservation of stationary steam engines.
Kelham Island Museum
The mighty River Don Steam Engine, a huge 12,000HP engine that originally powered a steel rolling mill in Sheffield.
London Museum of Water & Steam, Brentford, Middlesex
(Formerly Kew Bridge.) Houses nine pumping engines of various types and designs, including an 1846 90ins Cornish beam engine, reputed to be the largest working beam engine in the world.
Northern Mill Engine Society
Details and pictures of the Society's extensive collection at Bolton.
Papplewick Pumping Station
Working examples of Victorian pumping engines. The main building houses two massive beam engines, built by James Watt & Co. of Soho Works.
Ryhope Engine Museum, Sunderland
Two double-acting, rotative beam engines preserved in their original pumping house.
Stationary Steam Engine Websites (link needs updating)
An extensive database of stationary steam engine websites worldwide, put together by Fred Crammond, listing around 400 sites from 28 different countries. Well worth a visit.
Steam Engines of the 18th Century
Descriptions, pictures and models of the very earliest steam engines, by David H Hulse.
Tees Cottage Pumping Station
A Victorian waterworks in Darlington with two original pumping engines in full working order: a two-cylinder compound steam beam engine and a two cylinder gas engine, both driving their original pumps.
Twyford Waterworks Trust
A working 1914 Hathorn Davey triple expansion, Corliss valve steam engine in its original engine house. Also the oldest known working example of a 1916 Babcock Wilcox watertube boiler in its original boiler house.
Westonzoyland Pumping Station, Somerset
A collection of stationary steam engines, including an 1861 Easton & Amos pumping engine in its original engine house.
Model Engineering Clearing House (link needs updating)
Contains most topics dealing with model engineering: Lost Model Directory, Book Store, Discussion Groups and more.
Southworth Engines, Bob Potter (link needs updating)
Produce and supply a range of castings and drawings for model stationary steam engines. Their range includes horizontal engines, boiler feed pumps, tapping tool, aluminium chequer plate, 'O' rings etc.