The horse engine house at West House Farm viewed from the south

Date:
May 1985
Location:
West House, Horse Engine House, Kildale, Hambleton, North Yorkshire
Reference:
AA77/04226
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

This hexagonal building, approximately 200 metres south of West House, was constructed between 1812 and 1850 to house a horse engine. A horse walked in a circle turning a wheel that was connected through a gearing system to machinery. Many farms used these for powering machinery like threshing machines.

Content

This is part of the Collection: NMR07 NMR Accessioned Negatives - Catalogued

Rights

© Crown Copyright. Historic England Archive

Keywords

Farm, Hanoverian Horse Engine, Agriculture, Animals