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Maker of stationary engines. <ref>Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10</ref> | Maker of stationary engines. <ref>Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10</ref> | ||
Late 1940s. Repaired water turbines at Belper East Mill.<ref>Fred Copeland in Model Engineer 1991</ref> | |||
1958. 80 HP horizontal twin cylinder cross-compound engine, 12" and 21" x 2 ft stroke, with a rope-drive pulley. Photographed by George Watkins at the Stalybridge works of [[Robert Broadbent and Son]] in 1958.<ref>‘Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain, Volume 4: Wales, Cheshire & Shropshire‘, by George Watkins, Landmark Publishing Ltd</ref> This engine was originally [[Woolstenhulme and Rye|Woolstenhulme & Rye]] works no. 272 of 1878, 16"+30" x 5' slide valve twin tandem compound, 900hp at Broadbent & Co, Oakfield Mill, Droylsden, Lancs. It was rebuilt by Wainwright during wakes fortnight 1953 with Corliss HP cylinders.<ref>Ian Roberts</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 10:39, 21 February 2017
Thomas Wainwright and Sons of Commercial Iron Works, Stalybridge were Engineers, Millwrights, Brass and Iron Founders and of Steam Engines.
Maker of stationary engines. [1]
Late 1940s. Repaired water turbines at Belper East Mill.[2]
1958. 80 HP horizontal twin cylinder cross-compound engine, 12" and 21" x 2 ft stroke, with a rope-drive pulley. Photographed by George Watkins at the Stalybridge works of Robert Broadbent and Son in 1958.[3] This engine was originally Woolstenhulme & Rye works no. 272 of 1878, 16"+30" x 5' slide valve twin tandem compound, 900hp at Broadbent & Co, Oakfield Mill, Droylsden, Lancs. It was rebuilt by Wainwright during wakes fortnight 1953 with Corliss HP cylinders.[4]
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