Thursday, 7 September 2017

Thursday 7th September
Today we went to see the Crofton Beam Engines which are the oldest working steam engines in the world. They pumped water into the summit pond of the Kennet & Avon Canal so that the water level was always stable.
http://www.croftonbeamengines.org/






The canal is a short walk down from the pumping station and we were fortunate to see a boat pass through the lock gate shortly after we started to follow the towpath.



This farm building is typical of many barns in the area.



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