HUGE Engine - Boulton and Watt - London Museum of Water & Steam - Part One

I finally got about to uploading part one of my visit to the London Museum of Water & Steam in Brentford.

Situated on the river Thames at Kew Bridge the museum was founded in 1975 after the facility was official retirement in 1944. The Metropolitan Water Board kept the pumping station as a backup until 1958 after which it was set aside for preservation.

This ultimately materialised in 1974 with the independent museum opening a year later.
The museum was awarded numerous heritage engineering awards including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Britain’s Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Following the restoration of the Bull Engine in 2008 a second IMechE was awarded making it one of only 12 sites in the world to have more than one.

Today they have the world's largest collection of working Cornish engines dating back to 1820's.

Complete list of engines housed at the Museum:

- Sandys, Carne and Vivyan 90 inch
- Harvey & Co. 100 inch
- Bull engine
- Maudslay engine
- Boulton & Watt
- James Simpson & Co. or Waddon engine
- Easton and Amos engine
- Hathorn Davey & Co. triple expansion engine
- James Kay,
- Allen diesel engine
- Hindley waterwheel

The museum also serves hot food and is a great way to spent your Saturday. I highly recommend people make the effort to go visit should they be in the United Kingdom.

Link http://www.waterandsteam.org.uk/

* All five videos share the same intro.