OT? Well. it doesn't actually say "internal combustion" stationary engines 
;o))

Yesterday, I took some of the family to Crofton Pumping Station on the Plain 
near Marlborough. It wasn't a bad day for October, so there were few other 
visitors & it wasn't a steaming day - next in steam on ABH.

It was interesting & I was greatly struck by the thought that the Boulton & 
Watt engine was pumping water four years before Trafalgar & fourteen years 
before Waterloo. The B&W is the oldest engine in the world still  doing the 
job it was designed to do.

There is a small gift shop & cafe & the staff are knowledgeable & friendly. 
They have a stack of "Old Glory"s and similar for sale on donation, so if 
you've got magazines to  add to their pile, please take some along.

Photos at

http://community.webshots.com/album/565303770CMPrPI

regards,

Kim Siddorn

Sorry, meant to say ......

Note the pics of the vee twin pencil sharpener. A geared crank narrow angle 
two stroke with a separate pumping cylinder. Obviously, if one could glue 
five more to it, one would have a working model of a Rolls-Royce Crecy ;o))

regards,

Kim Siddorn

Kim Siddorn wrote:
> Photos at
> 
> http://community.webshots.com/album/565303770CMPrPI

Good grief! Can you use photobucket or something?

That site has the popups from Hell!

   BugBear

Oh. I never get anything from it except the photos & occasional ad. Anyone 
else get this problem?

regards,

Kim Siddorn

"Kim Siddorn"  wrote in message news:6gafvkFf1nb8U1@mid.individual.net...
> Oh. I never get anything from it except the photos & occasional ad. Anyone else get this problem?
> regards,
> Kim Siddorn

Hi Kim, I also have no problems but I think this is because we are
both paying members of Webshots.
Try clicking the sign out button and then viewing your pictures!
A lot of difference.
-- 
Dave Croft
Warrington
http://www.oldengine.org/members/croft/
http://community.webshots.com/user/crftdv

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:55:46 +0100, "Dave  Croft"
 wrote:

>
>"Kim Siddorn"  wrote in message news:6gafvkFf1nb8U1@mid.individual.net...
>> Oh. I never get anything from it except the photos & occasional ad. Anyone else get this problem?
>> regards,
>> Kim Siddorn
>
>Hi Kim, I also have no problems but I think this is because we are
>both paying members of Webshots.
>Try clicking the sign out button and then viewing your pictures!
>A lot of difference.

Not the best way to attract new members!

They don't do it for free, despite what they say, and they charge a fair whack
for advertisers as well.

Never used any of them, prefer to edit and host my pictures myself.

Peter
--
Peter A Forbes
Prepair Ltd, Rushden, UK
peterforbes@prepair.co.uk
http://www.prepair.co.uk
http://www.prepair.eu

As you know, I'm not really a hot fog fan. But I have to say these large 
stationary installations are pretty impressive and I was also rather 
taken with the delightfully rustic Gardiner 'overcrank'.

Nick H