Crofton Beam Engines
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Come and visit the oldest working steam engines in the world still performing the job they were built to do! The engines and café are open every day from 22 March to 5 October, 2014, with a number of special steaming weekends. There are two beam engines, one of which is an original 200-year-old Boulton & Watt. Both are fed by a hand-stoked, coal-fired Lancashire boiler. These are magnificent pieces of industrial archaeology appealing both to families and steam enthusiasts. Linger in our distinguished Engineman’s Rest Café and gift shop or treat yourself to a picnic in the grounds overlooking the Kennet & Avon Canal.The engine house is set in unspoiled Wiltshire countryside close to the old market town of Marlborough. Crofton Beam Engines were built 200 years ago to supply water to the highest point of the Kennet & Avon canal, where it runs through Savernake Forest. Being still in working condition, they represent an installation which has major, international significance for industrial archaeology. They illustrate directly the development of motive power and canal transport, both important elements of the industrial revolution which laid the foundation stone of the developed world we know today Engines Static Adults £4.50 Engines in Steam £8.00 # Seniors £4.00 £7.00 # Children under 16* Free # All tickets bought on steaming days entitle the named holder to 12 months’ unlimited entry *Children under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult. April 4,5 & 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||