12/03/2021
A glimpse of our beautiful engine captured by obvsldn on Instagram!
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Markfield Beam Engine and Museum
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The Markfield Beam Engine and Museum is housed in its original Grade II listed Engine House in Tottenham, London. The principal exhibit is the Wood Bros.
Beam Steam Pumping Engine of 1886.
Operating as usual
24/01/2021
Whilst we can't open we've been keeping busy with a bit of lockdown DIY.
Volunteers have been working hard on our exhibition spaces, painting and installing new lighting. Great job guys 👏👏👏
We're very much looking forward to the point when we can share it with visitors!
13/12/2020
Hand sanitizer at the ready for today's open day!
Come along and say hello 11am - dusk 🙂
11/11/2020
Today, for the first time in many moths, we have been able to run our engine 🙂
Earlier this year the fire that destroyed the The Markfield Project Adventure playground also damaged our fuel lines.
After careful repair works led by our volunteers it's wonderful to have our engine back in action 🔧⚙️
We hope that we'll be able to have it running again for visitors next year 🤞
08/11/2020
Today we are shut, but we'll be open just as soon as we safely can be 🙂
29/03/2018
Head down to the Markfield Beam Engine & Museum this Easter Monday for our second steaming of the year 👍
19/03/2018
European Steam Weekend - March 2018
18/03/2018
It may be cold outside but here at the Markfield Beam Engine & Museum we are keeping warm with a bit of steam 😁
18/03/2018
Despite the poor weather conditions, we're still planning to go ahead with steaming the engine on Sunday 18th March. Our main steaming will be at 2pm.
We will be open from 11am and possibly steaming at earlier and later times if there is sufficient demand.
17/03/2018
The European Steam Weekend has arrived!
09/03/2018
See you soon 😉
06/03/2018
Check out our full event calendar for 2018 at www.mbeam.org/visit.
To see the full programme of the European Steam weekend, visit http://www.industrialheritage.eu/EYCH2018/March/Steam-weekend
24/02/2018
Our first 2018 steaming is coming up next month and we have a lot more going on for you this year!
Plan you next visit at www.mbeam.org/visit
19/02/2018
Your donations and support keep the engine steaming. Visit www.mbeam.org/getinvolved to find out how you can help.
17/02/2018
15/02/2018
Markfield Beam Engine and Museum
14/02/2018
14/02/2018
Wishing you all a lovely Valentine's Day ❤️
13/02/2018
Find out how you too can get involved at www.mbeam.org/getinvolved
11/02/2018
We are open today! The team will welcome you from 11am until 5pm.
10/02/2018
aaaand our new website is live!! Check it out at www.mbeam.org and tell us what you think.
13/01/2018
We are open tomorrow Sunday 14/01 from 11am to 5pm.
Pop in and say hi for our first Open Day of the year!
10/12/2017
Unfortunately due to bad weather and travel conditions, the museum will not open today.
We will see you in 2018.
28/11/2017
It's time to rummage through your archives everyone
21/11/2017
SURVEY: Markfield Beam Engine & Museum - Visitors feedback
We need your opinion...
https://survey.fbapp.io/visitors-survey
To all of you who have visited our museum, we would love to hear from you.
21/11/2017
Markfield Beam Engine and Museum's cover photo
21/11/2017
Markfield Beam Engine and Museum
12/11/2017
HELP WANTED
We're looking for a volunteer who has fundraising and/or events organising experience. Please pm me if you can offer anything at all in this area.
03/09/2017
We're taking part in this year's Heritage Open Days - have a look at the website for details of our events as well as loads of other interesting ideas...
https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/markfield-beam-engine-and-museum
25/06/2017
1st steaming down, two to go..
27/04/2017
The boiler is working (we think) but hasn't been inspected yet so unfortunately the Beam Engine will not be operating under steam power as scheduled on 1st May :(
The Museum will still be open from 11:00am to 5:00pm and we will be running the tiny model engines at various points in the day :)
17/04/2017
Due to boiler failure the Beam Engine will not be operating under steam power as scheduled on Easter Monday 17th April
The Museum will still be open from 11:00am to 5:00pm
12/03/2017
Steam, Beams, Engines and Pumps..
13/10/2016
Review of Museums in England - Consultations - GOV.UK
The government is doing a review of museums in England and are asking for views from individuals. Please don't miss the chance to show that people care about museums, that they achieve great things and are facing huge threats from funding cuts.
An online call for evidence to inform a review of the museums sector in England
08/05/2016
Come and see some steam-driven models being demonstrated TODAY by one of our engineers..
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That time of the year again- when we strip our boiler for the first insurance inspection... sight glasses, water level column, pressure gauges, safety valves, water feed valve, burner unit, igniter etc, etc...
Recently, the museum has had a fire alarm sounder fixed on the ceiling of the engine house! Plus our emergency lighting-thank you Homes for Haringey!
Please note we're currenly having issues updating website & social media, but rest assured our next steam day is tomorrow - Sunday 24th of June!
It's part of our participation in the European Year of Cultural Heritage. We’re celebrating the Urban Environment, and the pioneering work of the Tottenham Sewage Works with site tours and engine steaming.
See you there!
Having some current problems with updating our website.
Our next Steam Day is this Sunday - 24th June - as part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage, we're celebrating the Urban Environment - and the pathfinding work of the Tottenham Sewage Works, with site tours and engine steaming.
The third pond drained to retrieve a pair of lost spectacles shows the depth of the ponds- spectacles successfully found!
The sunlight penetrating the second pond and hinting at its depth. The ponds collect and help to filter the polluted condensed steam before it goes to the drain- they are not Victorian!
Two of our museum's volunteers scoop the wax from the surface of the middle condensate pool-the oil supplying the hot bearings of the engine require steam oil which contains tallow...
One of Phil's models running at an Open Day in March this year...
The puzzle to why our engine has been worryingly sluggish to start (and run) for several months has been solved...We have replaced a broken split pin on the final linkage to the speed governor...you can see the shiny new pin in the photo...
Our boiler has passed the final inspection test for our insurance!
Stripping a few of the boiler bits for the annual inspection...