Anson Engine Museum

Anson Engine Museum Gallery


Most viewed - Archive photos of engines and museum views
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Tim explaining how they work1357 viewsTaken during the Saturday night visit from the 1000 Engine Rally
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Saturday night guests1356 views
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Great Days Out, Peaks & Plains, Anson Engine Museum1355 viewsThe engines and photographs proved popular with visitors.
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1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1355 viewsDetails of the Atkinson-cycle engine.

It was built c1883, Engine No 643. One of only two known to have survived, (the other is at the Henry Ford Museum in America). It does 4 strokes of the piston to 1 revolution of the crankshaft. It is on loan to the Anson Engine Museum from the Techniek Museum Delft. Our sincere thanks to Dr Korving for permission to take the engine to the 1000 Engine Rally, Astle Park.
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Members of North West Virago Star motorcycle club Sunday 13 April 20081353 viewsThe Virago Star Club is celebrating it’s 15th anniversary this year
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Running the Mirrlees U type engine1353 viewsTaken during the Saturday night visit from the 1000 Engine Rally
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Workshop machines1353 viewsThe set-up shows typical workshop machinery being run by the engine – a drill, a lathe and a shaper. It is run by the National engine to the side.
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Side panels for building are now on site1352 views
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Denis O'Connell shows of his model engine1351 viewsat the Easter Opening
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Mobile Crossley Generator1351 viewsoutside our marquee at the 1000 Engine Rally, Chelford
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Finding time to complete our on-line jigsaw1351 viewsTaken during the Saturday night visit from the 1000 Engine Rally
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Dave Allen & Wayne Timms coax the Piano Base Crossley into life1350 viewsas part of our Volunteers Working Weekend prior to the Easter opening
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