Anson Engine Museum

Anson Engine Museum Gallery

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Great Days Out, Peaks & Plains, Anson Engine Museum1419 viewsThe engines and photographs proved popular with visitors.
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Saturday night guests1419 views
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Time to catch up with friends1419 viewsSouth Manchester MG Owners Club members at the end of the Cheshire Romp, 13 July 2008
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Poynton Show 2006, Geoff tries to decide on a winner1418 views
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1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1417 viewsDetails of the Atkinson-cycle engine.

It was built c1883, Engine No 643. One of only two known to have survived, (the other is at the Henry Ford Museum in America). It does 4 strokes of the piston to 1 revolution of the crankshaft. It is on loan to the Anson Engine Museum from the Techniek Museum Delft. Our sincere thanks to Dr Korving for permission to take the engine to the 1000 Engine Rally, Astle Park.
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Running the Mirrlees U type engine1417 viewsTaken during the Saturday night visit from the 1000 Engine Rally
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Finding time to complete our on-line jigsaw1415 viewsTaken during the Saturday night visit from the 1000 Engine Rally
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Turn the Clocks Back Rally under cover1414 viewsowners of the visiting rally engines take welcome shelter in the shell of the new building during the Closing Weekend October 2005
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Let's get this thing running1414 viewsAfter great debates it is decided to try and get the Atkinson engine running. It has not been run in living memory.
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Side panels for building are now on site1412 views
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Dave Allen & Wayne Timms coax the Piano Base Crossley into life1411 viewsas part of our Volunteers Working Weekend prior to the Easter opening
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Mobile Crossley Generator1411 viewsoutside our marquee at the 1000 Engine Rally, Chelford
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