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British Science Week a ten – day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. Crofton Beam Engines has a contribution at Museums of Wiltshire https://museumsinwiltshire.org.uk/objects/ March 5 – 14 a ten – day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. #BSW21 British Science Associationhttps://museumsinwiltshire.org.uk/scienceandengineering/

Crofton Beam Engines will be represented at the Festival of Tomorrow Affecting every aspect of our lives, science and technology bring our most exciting opportunities and tackle our greatest challenges. Partners from industry, government and academia will reveal the latest innovations for today and tomorrow… The aim is help inspire the next generation of scientists …

Installing a safety fence. Work Begins. On a misty autumnal day. And working within the latest covid regulations. A group of Crofton volunteers recently started work at the Crofton site. They start installing a safety fence at the bottom of the cottage garden along the bank of the leat.

More news from Crofton Beam Engines. Just one of many tasks that continue in and around Crofton Beam Engines throughout the year Some Essential Maintenance Although we’re closed for the season. A team of volunteers from the Canal and River Trust have been restoring the flow of water to a canal feeder (leat) that carries …

We are excited to be able to reopen and continue to share this part of Wiltshire’s history! We are following current Government Guidance for visitor attractions, updating our procedures as guidance changes Our dedicated team of volunteers are hard at work preparing for your visit. We have no booking system for site access, so please …

Have you been involved in some way with Crofton Beam Engines in the past? Do you know somebody who has? Are you involved with the Kennet & Avon Canal now, or know somebody who is? Maybe living on the canal or working on the canal? Maybe you have a hobby on, or using, the canal? …

Would you like to work on the oldest steam engine in the world still working and doing the job it was built for, in the place it was built for? If so, read on! Crofton Beam Engines (www.croftonbeamengines.org) is a volunteer-led heritage icon in the Wiltshire countryside giving 20,000 visitors per year a unique insight …

The market town of Marlborough sits around 5 miles North West from Crofton within the stunning scenery of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With its long wide high street, historic buildings, as well as a mix of independent and chain retail stores, it’s very much a hub of activity and a …

Would you like to come and see us in the winter when we’re normally closed? Then read on..! It’s well known that during the winter Crofton normally closes to the public so that our dedicated volunteers can undertake a range of essential maintenance works and then get the station ready for the start of the …

“An Evening of Victorian and Edwardian Entertainment”, a Magic Lantern and Phonograph Show presented by David Bayley of the Magic Lantern Society This delightful festive-themed evening for all the family showcases authentic Victorian and Edwardian cinematography technology and projection techniques and is in two parts: An exhibition by Market Lavington Museum of their collection of …

Curious what goes on at Crofton Beam Engines during the winter? Then come along to one of our five Saturday Winter Work Open Days between 10:30am and 3:00pm to see and meet some of our dedicated volunteers carrying out essential maintenance tasks on our wonderful old engines. It’s FREE ADMISSION but donations are appreciated and… …

Mechatronics is a unique project to investigate how modern technology can improve our knowledge of the two-hundred-year-old engineering technology that works at Crofton Beam Engines, working in partnership with a team from AWE at Aldermaston. The image here shows the AWE team at Crofton at the successful conclusion of the instrumentation project on our #1 …