1990

TL1860 : Paine & Co Ltd, flour mill, St Neots

taken 33 years ago, near to St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England

Paine & Co Ltd, flour mill, St Neots
Paine & Co Ltd, flour mill, St Neots
This site has now been converted to accommodation but in 1990 was being stripped of its machinery. This is a Belliss & Morcom inverted vertical compound (enclosed) steam engine. The alternator it drove had already been scrapped. This was built in 1932 as works No. 8417. It was a V-type with automatic expansion gear and cylinders of 12" & 18" x 8". It was rated at 220-225 brake horsepower at 500 rpm on steam at 140 psi. The flywheel was 45" diameter. As far as is known it was scrapped by 1992/1993.

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Geographical Context: Derelict, Disused Industry Place: St Neots Primary Subject: Machine other tags: Flour Mill Stationary Steam Engine Steam Generator Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TL1860, 276 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 16 November, 1990   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 11 April, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 184 606 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:13.8632N 0:16.0497W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 184 606
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