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Description: | Beam engine 'Old Ben' made by Walkinshaw of Bridgeton, Glasgow c1790. It was erected for use at one or more of the collieries in the Dalry District of Ayrshire until about 1875, when it was re-erected as a winding engine at Craigston Pit near the village of Lugar. In about 1890 the engine was transferred to Highhouse Colliery, Auchinleck, where it was used until 1956. When the engine ceased work it was acquired for Heriot-Watt College by Professor McAdam and re-erected in the courtyard of the Mining Department at 79 Grassmarket. | License: | http://www.stickii.co.uk/umis/termsandconditions.html#heriot-watt-rights | Publisher: | Heriot-Watt University Archive, Records Management and Museum Service, Edinburgh Campus | Rights holder: | 46182 | Subjects: | Industry and Commerce | Source: | Heriot-Watt University | Creator: | Walkinshaw | Identifier: | HW.Mi.0015 |
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