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12:59 pm - Steeple engine Britain, c 1860s

The steeple engine gets its name from the shape of the rods and frame above the cylinder, which looks like a church steeple. These engines were used from the middle of the 19th century to provide power for machinery in factories and workshops. Larger ones were used to power steam ships.

 

Steam engines like this replaced much larger beam engines designed by James Watt in the late 18th century, which filled a small building. They operated at a higher steam pressure and could be more compact.

 

During the 19th century there were many steam engine makers based in Edinburgh and Glasgow. This engine was used to pump water at St. Leonard's Brewery in Edinburgh between 1868 and 1931.



~S.A.-M.~