National Museum of Scotland

c.1860s steeple engine, used at St. Leonard's Brewery 1868-1931. The Gothic-style frame, and the flywheel with wrought iron spokes, hark back to an earlier era, while the use of round slide bars is unusual

Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF.

"The corner stone of this building was laid by the lamented Prince Consort, on the 23rd of October 1861. It is intended to receive the collection of natural and manufactured..." Extracted from The Engineer 1862/11/28. p. 315.

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