UK Holiday 4: Ellesmere Boat Museum (page 9/9)

A pre-victorian metal lamppost held to a wall by metal brackets.

A fire escape perhaps, by the side of a factory.

A rather large old steam engine used to drive machinery in a mill or factory, beside a canal. the two balls are part of a govenor: as they spin faster they rise, but as they rise they close a valve which in turn throttles the steam conimg out and slows them down, so [...] [more...]

Steam engine boiler fireplace

This is where the fire was made to boil the water to make the steam.

Arched window

Another shot of an arched window in the side of a mill.

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