IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Weeden Manufacturing Company of ...

This object is huge and is the only one in the world still in its original setting. In 1874, the Prestongrange Coal and Iron Company bought this second-hand steam-powered Cornish Beam Engine to tackle ...

The Cornish beam engine a survey of its history and development in the mines of Cornwall and Devon from before 1800 to the present day, with something of its use elsewhere in Britain and abroad [by] D ...

CORNWALL occupies a unique place in the industrial history of Great Britain, owing to its contributions to the advancement of mining and the development of the steam engine. The natural pride ...