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Made a vertical single cylinder steam engine for pumping creosote at Stanton Timber Mill, King’s Lynn<ref> ‘Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain: Volume 9‘ by George Watkins, Landmark Publishing Ltd</ref> | Made a vertical single cylinder steam engine for pumping creosote at Stanton Timber Mill, King’s Lynn<ref> ‘Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain: Volume 9‘ by George Watkins, Landmark Publishing Ltd</ref> | ||
1880 | 1880 R. Barnes made a horizontal steam pumping engine for Reedham Marsh pump house, Norfolk.<ref> [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1928030] Recent photo of pumping station, with description</ref> | ||
1900 Premises were taken over by [[Crabtree and Sons|Crabtree (1931)]] | 1900 Premises were taken over by [[Crabtree and Sons|Crabtree (1931)]] | ||
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of Southtown Road, Great Yarmouth
1865 The company was already established by this date
1879 Moved to Southtown Ironworks
Made a vertical single cylinder steam engine for pumping creosote at Stanton Timber Mill, King’s Lynn[1]
1880 R. Barnes made a horizontal steam pumping engine for Reedham Marsh pump house, Norfolk.[2]
1900 Premises were taken over by Crabtree (1931)
Note: RICHARD Barnes of Southtown Ironworks, Yarmouth, was advertising steam engines and boilers and capstans in 1879 [3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Steam Engine Builders of Norfolk by Ronald H. Clark. Published 1948 by The Augustine Steward Press
- Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10