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Anson Engine Museum
- This unusual and fascinating museum has a great deal to offer its visitors. Over the past few years it has undergone some major changes and is now recognised as one of the Country’s leading specialist museums. It has appeared several times on television and has won many awards from professional engineering bodies and tourism organisations. Situated just south of Manchester in the leafy countryside of Higher Poynton, the museum is on the site of the old Anson Colliery. It is the result of years of hard work collecting and restoring engines. This award winning museum houses the largest collection of engines in Europe, many maintained in running order. Engine enthusiasts from all over the world come to visit this fascinating museum. They also have a display of local history items such as photographs, maps, mementoes and keepsakes from the Vernon Estate and Anson Colliery. These are featured in changing exhibits throughout the season.
- Anson Road
- Poynton
- Cheshire
- SK12 1TD
- UK
- Tel: 01625 874 426
- email: enquiry@enginemuseum.org
- This unusual and fascinating museum has a great deal to offer its visitors. Over the past few years it has undergone some major changes and is now recognised as one of the Country’s leading specialist museums. It has appeared several times on television and has won many awards from professional engineering bodies and tourism organisations. Situated just south of Manchester in the leafy countryside of Higher Poynton, the museum is on the site of the old Anson Colliery. It is the result of years of hard work collecting and restoring engines. This award winning museum houses the largest collection of engines in Europe, many maintained in running order. Engine enthusiasts from all over the world come to visit this fascinating museum. They also have a display of local history items such as photographs, maps, mementoes and keepsakes from the Vernon Estate and Anson Colliery. These are featured in changing exhibits throughout the season.
Ashorne Hall
Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution
- 16-18 Queen Square
- Bath
- Avon
- BA 1 2HN
- UK
- Tel: 01225 312084
- 16-18 Queen Square
Bellfoundry Museum
- Freehold St
- Loughborough
- Leicestershire
- LE11 1AR
- UK
- Tel: 01509 233414
- Freehold St
Bournemouth International Airport
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum, "Guardians of aviation heritage". Dedicated to preserving and presenting to the public at large, operational examples of aviation history.
- Hanger 600
- Bournemouth International Airport
- Christchurch
- Dorset
- BH23 6SE
- UK
- Tel: 01202 580858
- Fax: 01202 580858
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum, "Guardians of aviation heritage". Dedicated to preserving and presenting to the public at large, operational examples of aviation history.
Bradford Industrial Museum & Horses At Work
- Moorside Rd
- Eccleshill
- Bradford
- West Yorkshire
- BD2 3HP
- UK
- Tel: 01274 631756
- Moorside Rd
British Columbia Forest Museum and Steam Photos
British Engineerium
- Beautifully restored working Victorian pumping station with original beam engine, boiler house, gleaming model and full size engines, traction engines, horse drawn fire engine, craftsmen's tools and domestic appliances. Especially for children the Giant's Toolbox - a hands-on exhibition. Boilers alight and in steam on the first Sunday in month and Sunday and Monday of public holidays.
- Off Nevill Road
- Hove
- East Sussex
- BN3 7QA
- UK
- Tel: 01273 559583
- Fax: 01273 566403
- Beautifully restored working Victorian pumping station with original beam engine, boiler house, gleaming model and full size engines, traction engines, horse drawn fire engine, craftsmen's tools and domestic appliances. Especially for children the Giant's Toolbox - a hands-on exhibition. Boilers alight and in steam on the first Sunday in month and Sunday and Monday of public holidays.
Clay Mills Pumping Engines Trust Ltd
- Sewage Treatment Works
- Meadow Lane
- Stretton
- Burton-On-Trent
- Staffordshire
- DE13 0DB
- UK
- Tel: 01283 509929
- Sewage Treatment Works
Claymills Pumping Engines Trust Ltd
- A preserved Victorian Pumping Station. Four beam engines by Gimson of Leicester 1885, Five Lancashire Boilers 1937, early 20th Century Dynamo House, Victorian Workshop and Blacksmiths Forge. Open every Saturday approximately 10.00am to 5.00pm. Admission by donation.
- Meadow Lane
- Stretton
- Burton on Trent
- Staffordshire
- DE13 0DA
- UK
- Tel: 01283 509929
- A preserved Victorian Pumping Station. Four beam engines by Gimson of Leicester 1885, Five Lancashire Boilers 1937, early 20th Century Dynamo House, Victorian Workshop and Blacksmiths Forge. Open every Saturday approximately 10.00am to 5.00pm. Admission by donation.
Clifton Suspension Bridge Visitor Centre
- Bridge House
- Sion Place
- Bristol
- Avon
- BS8 4AP
- UK
- Tel: 0117 974 4664
- Bridge House
Coldharbour Mill
- Coldharbour Uffculme
- Cullompton
- Devon
- EX15 3EE
- UK
- Tel: 01884 840960
- Coldharbour Uffculme
Crofton Pumping Station
- Crofton Pumping Station houses two Cornish beam engines (an 1812 Boulton and Watt and an 1846 Harvey of Hayles engine). The 1812 engine is the oldest in the world in its original building capable of doing the job it was installed to do. Available to static view seven days a week 10.30am - 5pm from Easter until the end of September. For steamimng dates please see our website.
- Crofton
- Nr Marlborough
- Wiltshire
- SN8 3DW
- UK
- Tel: 01672 870300
- Crofton Pumping Station houses two Cornish beam engines (an 1812 Boulton and Watt and an 1846 Harvey of Hayles engine). The 1812 engine is the oldest in the world in its original building capable of doing the job it was installed to do. Available to static view seven days a week 10.30am - 5pm from Easter until the end of September. For steamimng dates please see our website.
Cumberland Toy & Model Museum, The
- Over 100 years of mainly British toys with many visitor operated exhibits including Hornby trains, Scalextric, Meccano, Lego, a 1950’s helicopter and even working card models.
- Banks Court
- Market Place
- Cockermouth
- Cumbria
- CA13 9NG
- UK
- Tel: 01900 827606
- Over 100 years of mainly British toys with many visitor operated exhibits including Hornby trains, Scalextric, Meccano, Lego, a 1950’s helicopter and even working card models.
Delaware Agricultural Museum
- 866 North Dupont Highway
- Dover
- Delaware
- DE 19901
- USA
- Tel: (302) 734 1618
- 866 North Dupont Highway
Derby Industrial Museum
- Silk Mill Lane
- Derby
- Derbyshire
- DE1 9BQ
- UK
- Tel: 01332 255308
- Silk Mill Lane
Dingles Steam Village
- Milford
- Lifton
- Devon
- UK
- Milford
Dutch Historic Fire Engine Association
- P.O. Box 65837
- 2506 EC Den Haag
- The Netherlands
- email: beek3128@worldaccess.nl
- P.O. Box 65837
Early steam engines: 1690 - 1840
- Great site offering the history of early steam engines and their inventors with animations!
Ellenroad Engine House
- The World's largest working steam powered mill engine.
- Elizabeth Way
- Milnrow
- Rochdale
- Lancashire
- OL16 4LG
- UK
- Tel: 01706 881952
- The World's largest working steam powered mill engine.
Etruria Industrial Museum
- Lower Bedford St
- Etruria
- Stoke-On-Trent
- Staffordshire
- ST4 7AF
- UK
- Tel: 01782 233144
- Lower Bedford St
Finch Foundary Museum of Rural Industry
- Sticklepath
- Okehampton
- Devon
- EX20 2NW
- UK
- Tel: 01837 840046
- Sticklepath
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Geevor Tin Mine
- Walk underground to find out what it might have been like for the miners. A working mine up until 1900.
- Nr. St Just
- Cornwall
- UK
- Tel: 01736 788662
- Fax: 01736 786059
- email: pch@geevor.com
- Walk underground to find out what it might have been like for the miners. A working mine up until 1900.
Gower Heritage Centre
- Featuring a water powered cornmill.
- UK
- Featuring a water powered cornmill.
Greens Mill & Science Musuem
- Windmill Lane
- Sneinton
- Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- NG2 4QB
- UK
- Tel: 0115 915 6878
- Windmill Lane
History and Growth of the Steam Engine
- An entire book on-line! Written in 1878 by Robert H. Thurston. Excellent Academic resource.
Hollycombe Steam Collection
- Iron Hill
- Midhurst Rd
- Liphook
- Hampshire
- GU30 7LP
- UK
- Tel: 01428 724900
- Iron Hill
Industrial Musuem
- Wollaton Hall
- Wollaton Park
- Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- NG8 2AE
- UK
- Tel: 0115 915 3910
- Wollaton Hall
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Ltd
- The River Visitor Centre
- The Wharfage
- Ironbridge
- Telford
- Shropshire
- TF 8 7AW
- UK
- Tel: 01952 432405
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Ltd
- Rosehill House
- Darby Rd
- Coalbrookdale
- Jackfield
- Shropshire
- TF8 7AW
- UK
- Tel: 01952 432551
- Rosehill House
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Ltd
- Jackfield Tile Museum
- Jackfield
- Jackfield
- Shropshire
- TF8 7AW
- UK
- Tel: 01952 882030
- Jackfield Tile Museum
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Ltd
- Museum Of Iron
- Coach Rd
- Coalbrookdale
- Telford
- Shropshire
- TF8 7EZ
- UK
- Tel: 01952 433418
- Museum Of Iron
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Ltd
- Jackfield Tile Museum
- Jackfield
- Telford
- Shropshire
- TF8 7AW
- UK
- Tel: 01952 882030
- Jackfield Tile Museum
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Ltd
- Blists Hill Open Air Museum
- Legges Way
- Madeley
- Telford
- Shropshire
- TF7 5DU
- UK
- Tel: 01952 586063
- Blists Hill Open Air Museum
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Ltd
- Coalport China Museum
- High St
- Coalport
- Telford
- Shropshire
- TF8 7AW
- UK
- Tel: 01952 580650
- Coalport China Museum
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Ltd
- The Shop In The Square
- Ironbridge
- Telford
- Shropshire
- TF8 7RE
- UK
- Tel: 01952 433253
- The Shop In The Square
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Ltd
- The Wharfage
- Ironbridge
- Telford
- Shropshire
- TF8 7AW
- UK
- Tel: 01952 433522
- The Wharfage
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
- The museum houses two working beam engines and a restored steam locomotive.
- Green Dragon Lane
- Brentford
- Middlesex
- TW 8 0EN
- UK
- Tel: 0181 568 4757
- The museum houses two working beam engines and a restored steam locomotive.
Kingsbury Water Mill Museum
- St. Michaels St
- St. Albans
- Hertfordshire
- AL3 4SJ
- UK
- Tel: 01727 853502
- St. Michaels St
Lappa Valley Steam Railway
- 15" gauge, 101/4" gauge and 71/4" gauge railways plus a mine engine house and lots of other attractions for all.
- St. Newlyn East
- Newquay
- Cornwall
- UK
- Tel: 01872 510317
- 15" gauge, 101/4" gauge and 71/4" gauge railways plus a mine engine house and lots of other attractions for all.
Lea Valley Experience, The
- The Lea Valley Experience Museum will celebrate the untold stories of the industrail heritage of the Lea Valley. There are more first achivements in industrail heritage that happened in the Lea Valley than anywhere else in the world. (Over 100) 50 or so are in transportation. A unique museum telling a unique story details.
- 10 South Access Road
- London
- E17 8AX
- UK
- Tel: 07930 662252
- email: lindsey.collier1@ntlworld.com
- The Lea Valley Experience Museum will celebrate the untold stories of the industrail heritage of the Lea Valley. There are more first achivements in industrail heritage that happened in the Lea Valley than anywhere else in the world. (Over 100) 50 or so are in transportation. A unique museum telling a unique story details.
London Toy & Model Museum
- 21-23, Craven Hill
- London
- London
- W2 3EN
- UK
- Tel: 0171 706 8000
- 21-23, Craven Hill
Long Shop Steam Museum
- Main St
- Leiston
- Suffolk
- IP16 4ES
- UK
- Tel: 01728 832189
- Main St
Merwellham Quay
- Boats, mines, hydro power and much more to explore for all of the family.
- Nr. Tavistock
- Cornwall
- UK
- Tel: 01822 832766
- Boats, mines, hydro power and much more to explore for all of the family.
Museum of Science & Industry
- Newhall St
- Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B3 1RZ
- UK
- Tel: 0121 235 1661
- Newhall St
Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester
- Of the aircraft exhibits displayed, the Avro Shackleton AEW.2 stands apart as the finest and best preserved example of it's type anywhere. A much earlier Avro 504K is a precious possesion too, because apart from it's rarity, it is a civilian version with a larger rear cockpit.
- Liverpool Road
- Castlefield
- Manchester
- Manchester
- M3 4FP
- UK
- Tel: 0161 832 1830
- Of the aircraft exhibits displayed, the Avro Shackleton AEW.2 stands apart as the finest and best preserved example of it's type anywhere. A much earlier Avro 504K is a precious possesion too, because apart from it's rarity, it is a civilian version with a larger rear cockpit.
Museum of Science & Industy
- 57th & Lakeshore Drive
- Chicago
- Illinois
- IL 60637
- USA
- Tel: (312) 684-1414
- 57th & Lakeshore Drive
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
- Cornwall's £21 million flagship maritime attraction opens in 2002 on Falmouth's historic harbourfront, with an unrivalled array of boats, hands-on displays and interactive exhibits.
- Discovery Quay
- Falmouth
- Cornwall
- TR11 5SH
- UK
- Tel: 01326 313388
- Fax: 01326 317878
- email: enquiries@nmmc.co.uk
- Cornwall's £21 million flagship maritime attraction opens in 2002 on Falmouth's historic harbourfront, with an unrivalled array of boats, hands-on displays and interactive exhibits.
Science Museum
- A vast catalogue of exhibits that covers all areas of science from genetic engineering to space flight.
- Exhibition Road
- South Kensington
- London
- London
- SW7 2DD
- UK
- Tel: 0171 938 8000
- A vast catalogue of exhibits that covers all areas of science from genetic engineering to space flight.
Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum
- Small museum with working examples of steam-powered engines from Somerset's industrial history. Also fully-restored land drainage engine built by Easton and Amos, housed in Grade 2* listed engine-house.
- Hoopers Lane
- Westonzoyland
- Bridgwater
- Somerset
- TA7 0LS
- UK
- Tel: 01275 472385
- email: webmaster@wzlet.org
- Small museum with working examples of steam-powered engines from Somerset's industrial history. Also fully-restored land drainage engine built by Easton and Amos, housed in Grade 2* listed engine-house.
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