Anson Engine Museum

Anson Engine Museum Gallery


Ruston 6VRK


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5 files, last one added on Apr 10, 2006
Album viewed 2490 times

Rattling Monsters Exhibition


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31 files, last one added on May 13, 2006
Album viewed 2668 times

Steam Section


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30 files, last one added on Sep 26, 2011
Album viewed 2640 times

Gardner Exhibition 2004


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78 files, last one added on Jul 08, 2006
Album viewed 2768 times

Doxford Engine


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42 files, last one added on Apr 07, 2007
Album viewed 3395 times

MAN Diesel Engine being restored


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7 files, last one added on Apr 06, 2008
Album viewed 1949 times

Diesel Exhibition 2008


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18 files, last one added on May 25, 2009
Album viewed 2566 times

Ruston VXA rescue and restoration


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42 files, last one added on Jan 17, 2011
Album viewed 2565 times

8 albums on 1 page(s)

Random files - Engines at the Museum
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View of display area outside Gardner Room3213 viewsVarious display cabinets added to the exhibition of engines, giving insights into the Gardner family history.
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Injector nozzle 2545 viewsRuston VXA
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Foundations after engine removed3070 views
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6514 viewsIt was used for for the studio lighting of such Classics as

Passport To Pimlico
Another Shore
Whiskey Galore
Kind Hearts and Coronets

To name just a few.
A nice photo exists of Miss Gracie Fields starting the engine.


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Here are some of the numbers found but no serial number2464 viewsRuston VXA - any help with year of build, bhp, etc appreciated
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4T5 being lit by blow lamp4159 views
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Arched window into the Gardner Room2771 viewsthis lovely arched window and wall was constructed by Geoff Baker to help partition of the Gardner room
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different view of 4T53729 views

Last additions - Engines at the Museum
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original lubricators3312 viewsSep 26, 2011
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Info on S S Stott Company3089 viewsSep 26, 2011
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Mayor of Cheshire East makes a short speech of welcome3042 viewsGeoff Challinor in foregroundSep 26, 2011
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view of the whole engine3047 viewsand viewing platformsSep 26, 2011
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once the engine is running visitors are invited up on the platform 2987 viewsto inspect the engine under the guidance of our volunteersSep 26, 2011
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there wasn't an inch that didn't get photographed3044 viewsSep 26, 2011
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view from the back2988 viewsSep 26, 2011
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everything was polished and ready2947 viewsSep 26, 2011