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EARLY ENGINE DATABASE


Introduction to the database

'This database is a record of the steam engines constructed in the United Kingdom up to the end of the year 1800. It records only the first erection of each engine, (although what happened to it later is explained in the comments section if known).

The information held is the result of over 40 years of work by John Kanefsky, drawing together the research and scholarship of many people. The most recent addition is the addition of grid references by Mike Gill. Details of how the database come to be developed and those involved are set out in the "History of the database" and "Acknowledgements".

How to use the database

Details of each engine can be searched for and are displayed under the following headings:

DATE  :  LOCATION (incl. number there)  :  OWNER  :  TYPE  :  COUNTY  :  INDUSTRY  :  PURPOSE  :  CYLINDER SIZE

Further details for each engine identified by a search can be accessed by following the link for that engine in the search results. For full details of what each category includes please go to "Explanation of the Database Layout".

By making this database available to all we hope that it will be expanded and corrected over time, as researchers on different industries and localities contribute to its evolution.

- If you are aware of any omissions or can suggest amendments, please submit the changes.
- If you are engaged in similar research and would like a copy of the full data as a spreadsheet please contact us - kanefskydatabase@gmail.com.

 

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Your search for 'Brown' found 99 records. (Explanation of the column headings)

DateLocationNo.OwnerTypeCountyIndustryPurposeCylinder "
P 1764 Bamber's Colliery, Strelley Newcomen Nottinghamshire Colliery Pumping
 1767 Beamish Colliery 1 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 47
 1766 Benwell Colliery 1 Montague Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 75
 1786 Bigges Main Colliery 1 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 72
 1787 Bigges Main Colliery 2 Bell & Brown Divided cylinder Northumberland Colliery Bucket Wheel
P 1793 Bigges Main Colliery 3 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 72
P 1796 Bigges Main Colliery 4 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Bucket Wheel
P 1796 Bigges Main Colliery 5 Bell & Brown Divided cylinder Northumberland Colliery Winding 26
c 1755 Black Close Colliery, North Seaton 1 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 13
 1757 Black Fell Colliery (Mount Moor) 1 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping
 1757 Black Fell Colliery (Mount Moor) 2 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping
P 1754 Bo'ness Colliery Newcomen West Lothian Colliery Pumping
P 1800 Brown's Mill, Heaton Norris Brown Lancashire Cotton Mill
P 1790 Browne's Mill, Holbeck, Leeds Browne West Yorkshire Woollen Mill
 1769 Brownhills Colliery 1 Hussey Newcomen Staffordshire Colliery Pumping 48
P 1778 Brownhills Colliery 2 Hussey Newcomen Staffordshire Colliery Pumping
 1747 Byker Colliery, High Engines Pit 8 Ridley Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 60
 1750 Byker Colliery, Success Pit 9 Ridley Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 42
P 1765 Choppington Colliery Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 16
c 1790 Dial Wood Colliery, Flockton 1 Newcomen West Yorkshire Colliery Pumping
P 1800 Dial Wood Colliery, Flockton 2 Rotary West Yorkshire Colliery Winding
 1765 Duddingston Colliery, Edinburgh 2 Abercorn, Earl of Newcomen Midlothian Colliery Pumping 66
 1766 East Denton Colliery 1 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 60
P 1782 East Denton Colliery 2 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping
 1798 East Mill, Dundee Brown, J & W Rotary Forfarshire Flax Mill Textile Mcry
P 1769 Eshott Colliery, nr. Felton 1 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping
P 1767 Fatfield Colliery 2 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 47
P 1769 Fatfield Colliery 3 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 62
 1772 Fatfield Colliery 4 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping
P 1769 Felkington Colliery, Berwick Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 20
 1776 Felling Colliery 1 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 72
 1760 Gateshead Colliery Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping
P 1769 Greysouthen Colliery, Whitehaven Newcomen Cumberland Colliery Pumping 24
 1760 Hartley Colliery 2 Delaval, John Hussey Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 62
 1743 Heworth (High Heworth, Jarrow) Colliery 1 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 52
 1757 Heworth (High Heworth, Jarrow) Colliery 2 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 52
c 1758 Heworth (High Heworth, Jarrow) Colliery 3 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 72
 1753 Howgill Colliery, Whitehaven 10 Newcomen Cumberland Colliery Pumping 42
 1766 Lambton Colliery 4 Lambton, Lord Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 64
 1752 Longbenton Colliery (South Gosforth) Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping
 1767 Low Fell / Gateshead Fell Colliery Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping
 1795 Madeley Wood Colliery 3 Heslop Twin Shropshire Colliery Winding
P 1731 Morton Hill Colliery, Fence Houses 1 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping
P 1769 Morton Hill Colliery, Fence Houses 2 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping
 1771 Newark Colliery, St Monans 1 Newark Coal Co. Newcomen Fife Colliery Pumping
P 1766 Newbiggin or Holiwell Colliery 1 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 60
P 1766 Newbiggin or Holiwell Colliery 2 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 42
P 1766 Newbiggin or Holiwell Colliery 3 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 44
P 1766 Newbiggin or Holiwell Colliery 4 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 42
 1766 Newburn Colliery 2 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 42
 1764 North Biddick Colliery 2 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 62
 1753 North Wood Colliery Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping
 1766 Nutt Hall Colliery, Nottingham 2 Newcomen Nottinghamshire Colliery Pumping 60
P 1754 Overnett (?) Colliery Newcomen ??? Colliery Pumping 52
 1762 Oxclose Colliery, Washington 2 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 62
P 1769 Parton Colliery, Whitehaven Newcomen Cumberland Colliery Pumping 42
 1763 Penshaw Vane Tempest Colliery 1 Tempest Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 60
P 1769 Penshaw Vane Tempest Colliery 2 Tempest Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 66
P 1754 Pinkie Colliery Hope, Sir Archibald Newcomen Midlothian Colliery Pumping
 1764 Pittenweem Colliery 1 Newcomen Fife Colliery Pumping
P 1766 Plessey Colliery, Bedlington 1 Ridley Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 32
 1750 Ravensworth Colliery (Allerdean) 2 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 48
 1763 Ravensworth Colliery (Allerdean) 3 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 48
 1758 Risemoor Colliery, Prudhoe 2 Humble Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 62
P 1769 Risemoor Colliery, Prudhoe 3 Humble Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 60
P 1769 Salt Meadows Colliery, Gateshead Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 32
 1754 Saltwellside Colliery, Gateshead Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 32
P 1769 Shilbottle Colliery Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 42
 1756 Shiremoor Colliery 1 Humble Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 42
 1767 Shiremoor Colliery 3 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 60
 1767 Shiremoor Colliery 4 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 72
 1768 Shiremoor Colliery 5 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 75
P 1722 South Biddick Colliery 1 Lambton Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping
P 1752 South Biddick Colliery 2 Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping
 1787 St Clements Wells Distillery, Musselburgh 1 Aitcheson & Brown Watt Rotary East Lothian Distillery Grinding 20
 1760 Throckley Colliery, 1 West Engine Pit 1 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 36
 1764 Throckley Colliery, 2 Delight Engine 2 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 38
 1765 Throckley Colliery, 3 East Engine Pit 3 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 13
 1767 Throckley Colliery, 4 New Engine 4 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 60
 1760 Throckley Moor Colliery Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 47
P 1754 Tranent Colliery 2 Newcomen East Lothian Colliery Pumping
 1765 Unthank Colliery, Berwick (Boghill) Blackett, Sir Walter Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 36
 1769 Walbottle Colliery 2 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 70
 1763 Walker Colliery 1 W Engine Pit Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 74
 1763 Walker Colliery 2 E Engine Pit Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 72
 1763 West Auckland Colliery Newcomen Durham Colliery Pumping 48
P 1752 West Denton Colliery 1 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 38
P 1758 West Denton Colliery 2 Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 36
 1774 Willington Colliery 1 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 72
 1775 Willington Colliery 3 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Portable
 1775 Willington Colliery 4 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Bucket Wheel 36
 1775 Willington Colliery 5 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Bucket Wheel
 1775 Willington Colliery 2 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 48
 1778 Willington Colliery 6 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Bucket Wheel
P 1796 Willington Colliery 7 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 72
P 1796 Willington Colliery 8 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 72
P 1796 Willington Colliery 9 Bell & Brown Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Bucket Wheel
P 1769 Workington Colliery 1 Curwen Newcomen Cumberland Colliery Pumping 28
P 1768 Wylam Colliery 2 Blackett Newcomen Northumberland Colliery Pumping 47


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