Steam Collection (page 10)

Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Artist: John Romney
Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Steam-powered pumping station for raising water from the river Dee for the towns water supply

Henry Bells steam boat Comet of 1811, (1856). The Comet, 40ft long (12.19m), powered by a 3hp Boulton & Watt engine, was the first successful steam boat in Europe

Steam ploughing tackle, c1860. Portable steam engine by Garrett & Sons of Leiston, Suffolk, being used with ploughing tackle to draw a plough, in right background, back and forth across a field

Longitudinal section of a typical British passenger steam locomotive, 1888. The firebox heated the boiler tubes, producing steam to drive the locomotive. From The Popular Encyclopaedia. (London, 1888)

Watts First Experiment, 18th century, (c1870). Artist: Herbert Bourne
Watts First Experiment, 18th century, (c1870). James Watt (1736-1819) Scottish engineer, as a boy experimenting with the tea-kettle at the dining table of his childhood home at Greenock

The Tale of a Tea-kettle, 1844. Artist: Ebenezer Landells
The Tale of a Tea-kettle, 1844. James Watt as a boy watching the kettle boiling in the fire. Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor, was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland

James Watts workshop at Heathfield Hall, Birmingham, 1886. It had not been disturbed since his death in 1819. Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor, was born at Greenock on the Clyde

James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1881. Watt (1736-1819) was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland, and showed an interest in engineering and invention from an early age

James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1870. Watt (1736-1819) was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland, and showed an interest in engineering and invention from an early age

James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1876. Watt (1736-1819) was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland, and showed an interest in engineering and invention from an early age

Birthplace of James Watt shortly before it was demolished, 1887. Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor, was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland

Transitional ship, 1886. Sectional view of a vessel fitted with both sails and a steam engine driving a screw. From Physics in Pictures by Theodore Eckardt. (London, 1886)

Cross section of a Newcomen-type steam engine attributed to Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, 1767. After training as an architect and working as a civil engineer

Newcomen-type steam engine attributed to Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, 1767. After training as an architect and working as a civil engineer

Portable threshing machine, c1910. Machines of this type were used in rickyards or fields, and powered by a portable steam engine

The Progress of Steam. A View in Regents Park, 1831, 1828. Steam-powered coaches, horses, tricycles, including one with body like a teapot

The Iron Horse Past and Present, c1900. The development of the railway locomotive from George Stephensons Rocket of 1829, through North Star which worked on the Great Western Railway 1836-1870

French physicist Denis Papins, steamboat being wrecked, 1707 (1870)
French physicist Denis Papin s, steamboat being wrecked, 1707 (1870). The boatmen on the river Weser saw the boat powered by Papins (1647-1712)

Denis Papin, French physicist, 1870. In 1675, Papin (1647-1712) went to London where he worked with Robert Boyle and invented the forerunner to the pressure cooker, the steam digester

James Watts prototype steam engine Old Bess, c1778. Scottish engineer and inventor Watt (1736-1819) formed a successful partnership with the entrepreneur Matthew Boulton in 1775

Rail mounted coal cutting machine, 1864. This was powered by compressed air produced by a steam engine at the pithead

Steam hammer being used in an ironworks, France, 1867

Longitudinal section of a steam turbine fitted into the Dover packet boat Queen, c1904. The turbines for the Queen were designed by the Anglo-Irish engineer Sir Charles Parsons (1854-1931)

Longtudinal sections of two steam turbines. 1: Parsons marine turbine; 2: Rateaus marine turbine. Anglo-Irish engineer Sir Charles Parsons (1854-1931)

Steam turbines fitted into the Dover packet boat Queen, 1904. The turbines were designed by the Anglo-Irish engineer Sir Charles Parsons (1854-1931)

Dalcoath copper mine, Camborne, Cornwall, c1830. View of the mine showing engine houses and Bolling Maidens who broke ore into small pieces. The mine later also produced tin

Tin mine between Camborne and Redruth, Cornwall, c1860. Ore is being washed in the foreground, while in the background, Cornish steam engine houses powering mine pumps

Thomas Saverys steam pump or the miners friend, 1702 (1726). Saverys steam powered pump was used for draining water out of mines. From Lexicon Technicum, by John Harris, 1726

Steam engine by James Watt, 1915. Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor, greatly improved the efficiency of the steam engine by inventing the separate condenser

Fire in London, 1791. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Fire in London, 1791. The building on fire was Albion Mills, a corn mill erected by Matthew Boulton at the foot of Blackfriars Bridge in 1786

Glass cutters at their wheels, c1870. The vessel to be cut is held against a rotating wheel powered by steam through belt and shafting

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1859). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

Interior of St Pancras Railway Station, London, 1865. Using an iron latticed arched roof, WH Barlow and RM Marsh were able to construct a clean arch 100 feet high with a span of 140 feet dispensing

Sectional view of a mid-19th century steam railway locomotive, 1882. The illustration shows the workings of the locomotive, including the firebox and boiler tubes

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1900). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

Stourbridge Lion, steam locomotive, c1830 (1900). Built in England under the direction of Horatio Allen, this was first locomotive to be used in America, by the Boston & Hudson Railroad

Hedleys Puffing Billy, 1813 (1901). William Hedleys railway locomotive Puffing Billy was patented in 1813. It began work in that year and continued in use until 1872

Sketch of the Harrington Mill Pitt Colliery, County Durham, early 19th century. Artist: Middlemist
Sketch of the Harrington Mill Pitt Colliery, County Durham, early 19th century. View of the pit head, showing the steam engine house

Section of a Coal Mine, 1860. Artist: Thomas Dick
Section of a Coal Mine, 1860. A general pit head scene showing an engine house for a steam engine, the pit head winding gear and the underground areas of the mine in cross section

Schematic view of a Newcomen steam engine, early 19th century. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712

Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), English engineer and industrialist
Matthew Boulton, English engineer and industrialist. Works owner Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) and Scottish engineer and inventor James Watt (1736-1819)

James Watt as a young man, c1769. Artist: James Scott
James Watt as a young man, c1769. Watt was a Scottish engineer and instrument maker who invented the modern steam engine which became the main source of power in Britains textile mills

Calcite Formations, Hveravellir Hot Springs, North East of Langjokull, Iceland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Calcite Formations, Hveravellir Hot Springs, North East of Langjokull, Iceland, 20th century. Hveravellir Hot Springs, a low temperature area at the northern edge of Kjalhraunnature lava field

Hot Spring and Calcite Formation, Hveravellir, Central Iceland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Hot Spring and Calcite Formation, Hveravellir, Central Iceland, 20th century. Thermal activity on the lava fields of Hveravellir hot springs

Hot springs at Namaskard near Myvatn, Iceland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Hot springs at Namaskard near Myvatn, Iceland, 20th century. Namaskard mountain pass is located in the foothills of Hverarondor Hverir

Whooper Swans on Lake Myvatn with Hot Springs Beyond, North Central Iceland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Whooper Swans on Lake Myvatn with Hot Springs Beyond, North Central Iceland, 20th century. A shallow shallow eutrophic lake in volcanic landscape created by a large basaltic lava eruption 2300 years

Race between Peter Coopers locomotive Tom Thumb and a horse-drawn railway carriage, 1829
Race between Peter Coopers locomotive Tom Thumb and a horse-drawn railway carriage, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 1829

Matthew Boulton, English entrepreneur, industrialist and engineer, 1809. English works owner Boulton (1728-1809) (front) and Scottish engineer and inventor James Watt (1736-1819)

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