The spectacular 140 horse power beam engine consists of a Woolf compound engine, by Glenfield and Kennedy built by Teasdale Brothers.


The beam itself is over 30 feet long and weighs 25 tons.

The engine is within a building erected in 1849 for an earlier beam engine.


The engine operated from 1904 to 1926, although remained on standby until the 1950s

It can still be seen in operation on open days.