Record

Ref NoMS 3147/5/659
TitleLeith Harbour, 1801
LevelFile
Date1801
DescriptionDock and Harbour Engines (3 items).

4 horse power bell crank engine, with 13 inch cylinder, 2 foot stroke.

Reverse general view and plan of the engine and boiler, longitudinal section of the boiler; coloured general view and plan sent by John Rennie. All the drawings except the last item bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 448. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 148.

For Leith Harbour, ordered by John Rennie. The engine was delivered, but not erected, and in 1806 it was sold to G. Dunlop & Co. who erected it at a distillery near Linton, Haddingtonshire.

See also: Incoming Correspondence (from John Rennie).
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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