South Liberty Colliery
From Graces Guide
of Long Ashton, Bristol
Owned by the Ashton Vale Iron Co
1901 Still using a Newcomen engine [1]. The engine was described in 'Engineering', 30 October 1903 (see illustrations). The engine had a trussed oak beam, 4ft deep, 24 ft long. Cylinder 5 ft 6" dia, max stroke 8 ft. The engine worked three pumps, which together lifted water from the 750 ft deep shaft. Indicated at 52 HP in 1895 when working at 10 strokes per min, 6 ft stroke, at 2 - 3 psi boiler pressure. The engine was thought to have been made c.1750-60. The engine driver in the photo was described as 'an old man', whose father and grandfather had driven the engine before him.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Fielden’s Magazine Vol 4