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Description: | The 'Cornish Engine' was developed by Richard Trevithick (1771-1833). This single-cylinder type of engine admitted high-pressure steam into a chamber above the piston, while below exhaust steam from the previous stroke was condensed. The system was implemented well outside Cornwall, as this engine house from Cumbria shows. | Subjects: | Ruin Coastal Colliery Chimney Beam Engine House Industry | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | Findlater, K | Identifier: | http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.u... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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