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NCB - National Coal Board, later British Coal Corporation - 1574-1994
- C - National Coal Board North Derbyshire Area - 1956-1989
  - PHO - North Derbyshire Area photographic collections - [20th cent]
    - 1 - Photographic collection, mainly of North Derbyshire collieries - [20th cent]
      - 10 - Photographs of the old engine at Bassett Pit at Denby (1970s print) - [20th cent]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	NCB/C/PHO/1/10/1
Former Reference	D4774/13/10
Title	Photograph of the old engine at Bassett Pit at Denby (1970s print)
Date	[early 19th cent]
Description	The engine shown is possibly a Watt's improved Newcomen Engine. This engine was moved from a nearby pit to Bassett Pitt in 1817, and it was used until 1886. The photograph shows an unusual arrangement and it would seem that the owners of Bassett Pit took two of the small Whimseys and coupled them together so that one was used as the engine, the other as the pump. The engine had a working pressure pf 21lbs per square inch. The Whimseys used here are most likely to be engines made by Francis Thompson, an engineer who had an extensive business specifically making non-condensing Whimseys. The 'Haystack' or 'Balloon' boilers are on the extreme edge of the photograph. Information extracted from 'The Engineering History of Derbyshire' by Frank Nixon. Photographer: Mr E. Williamson of Alfreton.
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	National Coal Board
Format	Photographic

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