Where Does a Canal get its Water from?

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[andrewfanner]

The Boulton and Watt engine is a tribute to how well made it was, the same machine, in the same location, still doing the job for which it was designed and installed, 210 years later.

[vc]

Spent many winters weekends in the early 90's down that well servicing the foot vales amongst other things. I can also claim to have had the title of chief driver once. My first job as a volunteer was cleaning all the soot from the flue which runs from the boiler house to the chimney. You'd be amazed where soot sticks, even after a couple of showers🙄

[burgersnchips]

I like this channel more and more with every video I see. Very well presented and informative. Thank you both (and all)

[CharlesTrains]

Paul and Rebecca, Thank you so very much for sharing this video. Seeing a Beam engine operating in the 21st century doing the job for which it was built is a real treat. A special extended thanks to all of the preservation minded people who keep history alive for all of us to see. :)

[rmk]

Rebecca didn't look happy when looking down to the bottom of the engine, well done for keeping your nerve!

[geraldpayne]

Always lovely to see the beam engines and Crofton. Went there on the first date with my wife. We'd found we had a shared interest in industrial archeology over lunch and it was nearby.

[robertcoleman]

Wonderful story & pictures in a a beautiful place many thanks paul & rebecca kind regards bob.

[ianmaddams]

Every video is a pleasure to watch. Thanks Paul and Rebecca 👍🏻

[havingalook]

Fasciinating!!! Love anything "British engineering at its finest". Very informative.

[fredericksaxton]

This was excellent, no larking around. I first and last visited Crofton in May 1971 when they had a steaming day. It was a fabulous day out.
Highly recommend a visit here.

[josephcooksley]

Ah yes about 25 years ago i visited with a friend of mine ... also a mechanical engineer ... the solutions arrived at to move that amount of water per hour were amazing ... i take my hat to the design and construction team, not to mention those who continue to run the system today to prove and show how well the system worked . Great to see your video of this bit of UK Engineering history thank you .

[malcolmdalrymple]

I do enjoy this channel. It makes my Monday mornings when I get round to viewing it. Thanks.

[TheOracle]

I lived in Reading during my school/uni days and my dad was huge steam fan, so naturally we visited the Crofton Beam Engine regularly. I remember the chimney being rebuilt and my dad telling me at great length why this was important 😊. Brilliant place to visit - huge working Victorian steam beam engines, a canal to explore with well-tended footpaths and locks, plus a mainline railway with both passenger and freight traffic. All in lovely countryside too!

[TrevsTravelsByNarrowboat]

I use to love taking my kids to Crofton, and the windmill on the hill.

[andyrichardsvideovlogs]

Fascinating. I love old boiler houses and pumps. You've also answered a question I've long pondered. One of your very best 👌

[cerealport]

as a child, I loved roaming around the former copper mines at Moonta in South Australia. They no longer house Cornish beam-engines, but the engine-house ruins always fascinated me, and even now, I like to imagine what they were like when in operation. Thanks for yet another excellent video!

[RossMaynardProcessExcellence]

Boiler Inspector. There's a job you don't see advertised often! Fantastic video.

[tonylucky]

Beautiful! Combining you steam locomotive and you your canal passion into one building. Amazing engineering from days of old!

[r.davies]

Excellent. And what a very knowledgeable young girl who gave you the tour 👌
I noticed when she said "that ladder all the way down there", Rebecca's face looked pretty much as mine would've, slowly stepping back 😂

[nilo]

Thank you both for taking me along with you today and showing me this amazing adventure ! Cheers from California!