Pinchbeck Engine, Steam engine museum in Pinchbeck, England.
The Pinchbeck Engine features a restored 20-horsepower steam-powered beam engine with a massive 18-foot diameter flywheel and 40 water-lifting paddles.
Built in 1833, this drainage engine operated continuously until 1952, lifting 3 million tons of water annually from the surrounding Lincolnshire Fens to prevent flooding.
The museum complex includes the original blacksmith shop with its forge, representing the industrial engineering methods used in 19th-century British water management.
The museum remains closed throughout 2024, but information is available through the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board website.
The engine's scoop wheel mechanism could lift 7,500 gallons of water per minute through an 8-foot elevation using steam power from a coal-fired boiler.
Location: Pinchbeck
GPS coordinates: 52.81810,-0.12917
Latest update: March 3, 2025 08:55
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