Big Steam Engine

Tandem compound textile mill engine at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum in Burnley, Lancashire, UK. Peace as this engine is affectionately named, is but one of a number of magnificent engines long retired, but now preserved, throughout the UK. Originally, this engine was named Prudence after the first engineers wife. The engine was renamed after the first world war, in memory of fallen coworkers who died fighting in France. Their sacrifice devastated families and working communities everywhere. This lar