Cornish engine
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A Cornish engine is a type of steam engine developed in Cornwall, England, mainly for pumping water from a mine. It is a form of beam engine that uses steam at a higher pressure than the earlier engin
The pumping station at Cruquius in the Netherlands, showing the beams of the pumping engine emerging from the supporting wall
Section, circa 1877
One of the preserved engine houses at Pool, housing a 30-inch engine
Valve rod of engine at London Museum of Water & Steam
Museum De Cruquius
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The Museum De Cruquius occupies the old Cruquius steam pumping station in Cruquius, the Netherlands. It derives its name from Nicolaas Kruik, a Dutch land-surveyor and one of many promoters of a plan
Cornish engine
…mechanism. In use at Greensplat until 1959, it is the last Cornish engine to have worked commercially in Cornwall. It was moved to Poldark in 1972. The Cruquius pumping station in the Netherlands contains a Cornish engine with the largest diameter cylinder ever built for a Cornish engine, at 3.5 metres (140 inches) diameter…
Back of Cruquiusmuseum, showing the beams of the pumping engine and the 9 meter drop in water level from the Spaarne river
The steamengine made bij Harvey & Co from Hayle
Cruquiusmuseum entrance, showing piece of foundation from first steam mill in the Netherlands
Café next to Cruquiusmuseum, former residence of steam mill foreman