| Description | 36 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 30¾ inch cylinder, 6 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Coloured original and reverse general view of the engine, plan of the engine and boilers, longitudinal section of boiler; reverse section and plan of boiler; reverse plan of the engine and boiler houses and framing; reverse sections of the engine and boiler houses and framing, marked "redrawn Oct. 1827"; parallel motion - reverse drawing marked "HHE John Monteith, HJT Wilks & Jewsbury"; working gear - coloured original front and side views; plans and elevation of the mill, showing location of water wheel, engine house etc. All the drawings except those of the mill bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 457. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 38.
For Wilkes & Jewsbury. Cotton mill, Measham. Often spelt as "Wilks & Jewsbury".
Published references: Tann, p. 8 - plan and elevation of the mill. |