OneGuyFromBarlick

No idea, but what a lovely place it's in.

Isn't it. Start observing Gloria! Interrogate the image!

Is it a steam driven pump for a mine?

In the right sort of field China. Get away from underground water.

Some water work buildings are very ornate, could it be used for pumping water from reservoir or tower?

A water powered turbine for lifting a bridge?

No, you are not there yet. Big clue, think about iron-working.

Is it to push air through a furnace?

Ah! Once more Gloria gets it! Yes Love its a blowing engine, one of two, on the blast furnaces at Blist Hill, Ironbridge Gorge. (LIST)



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Lovely building inside.

I've been to Blists Hill, wonderful place.

Can anyone tell me what this chimney serves and where it is? A clue to start you off, it isn't serving a normal boiler, there is something different about it.

Is it used to produce steam to operate a drop hammer?

A ventilation chimney. Light a fire underground to draw air through the workings. Shallow coal mine perhaps.

I have to give it to Gloria, but not a drop hammer, a full blown Nasmith Steam hammer.
Now tell me, where is it?

Ironbridge?

Forget that. I've had a furtle on a search engine!

Well you might as well tell everyone China.....

It's only a guess as I don't really know, somewhere around Birmingham?

Very much the right area Gloria!

Is it for forging military equipment?

No Gloria, big clue... Think anchors!

Forging chain links?

I'd better come clean Gloria. It's the chimney that serves the pre-heating furnace at the Anchor Forge at the Black Country museum in Dudley. The waste heat from the furnace is used to produce steam from a boiler set in the flue, this powers the large Nasmith Hammer. This was used for large forgings but in particular, making large marine anchors. [LINK]
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Seen in Water Street Earby in 1978. Strange marriage bur street legal. Can anyone christen it?

Can I please have the landrover across the road?