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Photo-a-Day  (Saturday, 13th August, 2016)

Engine house


Engine house
Trenchfield mill steam engine house.

Photo: Mike Lavin  (Nikon d3300 tokina 11-16)
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Comment by: Ken R on 13th August 2016 at 00:59

Lovely, powerful, whispering giants. They do whisper when they are operating. The quiet hiss and swish as the crosshead slides passed you. They are truly beautiful and powerful. The smell of the engine house is something else to be aware of, delicious.

Comment by: Alan (on Vancouver Island) on 13th August 2016 at 01:14

OMG my paternal grandfather was foreman there and I remember being shown around the factory when I was a youngster. I am now 80, so you can guess when that was !

Comment by: fred on 15th August 2016 at 08:10

good one .Mike.Alan ,you dont look 80

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