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©Jeff Tomlinson
Plaque on the wall of the T A Savery & Co Ltd, Newcomen Works, Bracebridge Street.
©Jeff Tomlinson
Dist:0.2km<br/>This building was used as a factory producing wireless broadcast receivers, components and construction kits for Telsen Electric company in 1930's in Aston area of Birmingham. Presently it is a multi-unit industrial centre called "The Telsen Industrial Centre".
©Keshvala
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©Lambert
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©Roy Hughes
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©Lambert
Dist:0.3km<br/>Grazebrook beam engine, Dartmouth Circus. A non-rotative beam blowing engine at the Dartmouth Circus roundabout in Aston, Birmingham.
©Keshvala
Dist:0.3km<br/>An 1817 non-rotative beam blowing engine by an unknown maker and used at Netherton. As re-erected it could be worked hydraulically and the wire driving ropes are still attached. However it was considered to be too distarcting to the motorists. This is the only engine of its type to survive (certainly in the UK) and as such is an important artefact. It appears to be in reasonable order still.
©Chris Allen
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©Anthony Parkes
Dist:0.3km<br/>This building, which is now used by an industrial property company and long established fireplace manufacturer, was at one time the site of the engineering company Pegrex Ltd.
©Derek Bennett
Dist:0.3km<br/>A view of the valve gear with wooden lagged cylinder behind. The wire rope for hydraulic motion (ceased after one go) can be seen in front. [[[2211838]]]
©Ashley Dace
Dist:0.3km<br/>This is a beam blowing engine re-erected on the Dartmouth circus roundabout. It was built in 1817 and used in Netherton at the ironworks of M W Grazebrook.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.3km<br/>A solitary seagull on a Birmingham factory roof with the BT tower in the background.
©Derek Bennett
Dist:0.4km<br/>See also [[[2211838]]] This ex blowing engine blasted air into the blast furnaces. It was built in 1817 and used in Netherton at the ironworks of M W Grazebrook.
©Ashley Dace
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©Peter Whatley

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