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Crane & Co., Norwich Water Works, 1832
Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/1029
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- MS 3147/5/1029
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Title (The name of the record)
- Crane & Co., Norwich Water Works, 1832
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1832
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Description (What the record is about)
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Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (1 item).
1029. Crane & Co., Norwich Water Works (JA). Oct. 1832. 1 item.
16 horse power independent crank engine, with 23? inch cylinder, 3 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.Reverse plan of the engine and boiler houses and pumps, longitudinal section of the boiler, cross-section of the boiler house and longitudinal section of the engine house, cross-section of the engine house and pumps (4 drawings on 1 sheet). The sheet bears a letter code.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 852. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 240.
For Crane & Co. Water works, Norwich, Norfolk. The engine was originally made as a 14 horse, but converted to a 16 horse. The engine was never erected for the water works, but sold to Grout Baylis & Co. for their silk mill in Norwich.
See also: 4/95 (Engine Order Book No. 9).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e2fbabb7-805a-4442-9ff3-115bbcfc9424/
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MS 3147/5
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Boulton and Watt Collection
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Within the series: MS 3147/5
DRAWINGS - MAIN SERIES
Within the sub-series: MS 3147/5/169
Walker Colliery, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Crane & Co., Norwich Water Works, 1832