He was a lay preacher and an ironmonger and was an inventor of note who helped to lay the foundations for the industrial revolution. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can ...

This National Trust site is home to the only Cornish beam engine anywhere in the world that is still in steam on its original mine site. Restored after 60 idle years, visitors to Levant Mine and Beam ...

The Cornish Man Mining Engine, standing over 30ft tall, was revealed to a crowd of hundreds in Tavistock, Devon. Photographs show the impressive structure being manipulated by people holding ropes on ...

It looks like a sci-fi character from the future but the 33ft-high Man Engine that wowed thousands in the streets of Penzance in Cornwall yesterday is actually a nod to the past. Claimed to be the ...

Visitors to East Pool Mine can learn about the history of mining in the local area and see two great beam engines, originally powered by high-pressure steam boilers introduced by local hero Richard ...