The Newcomen Beam Engine, the oldest steam engine in the world still in its original location, is ready to welcome visitors again after a winter break. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe.

The Newcomen Beam Engine at Elsecar has been given the grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund. In 2010 English Heritage put the engine as one of 10 key industrial sites on the national at-risk ...

Newcomen's engine operated on the same principle, but the vacuum was produced by a beam that moved similarly to a metronome. One end was attached to the valve and the other to the boiler, ...

On the Birmingham print, besides the many printed references at the side of the drawing of the engine, is the significant manuscript note: “The beam vibrates 12 times in a minute and each stroke ...

1664: Thomas Newcomen, creator of the first practical atmospheric steam engine, is born in Devon, England. Newcomen’s exact birth date is a matter of debate. Some sources say “before Feb. 24 ...

Work to restore the engine’s house and its mineshaft is set for completion in two months’ time. The 1795-built Newcomen Beam Engine at Elsecar Heritage Centre, near Barnsley ...

In the 21st Century, visual clues to the iron-making heritage of the village of Elsecar are apparent only to the keenest observers.

A listed building in South Yorkshire continues to be one of the most at risk, according to English Heritage. English Heritage listed 10 key industrial sites on the at-risk register which included ...

An historic pumping engine in South Yorkshire is given over £400,000 for restoration.