FORNCETT INDUSTRIAL STEAM MUSEUM
The Forncett Industrial Steam Museum is an impressive collection of stationary steam engines, ranging in size from small to very large; such as the 85-ton ‘Dover Engine’; and ranging in age from a late 19th century Hick Hargreaves with its revolutionary valve gear, to mid-20th century engines such as the Tower Bridge Engine, built in 1941 as a reserve engine for the original Victorian ones. The ten large engines that form the core of the collection are housed within a large barn that has been extended over the years to accommodate them.
The museum is the collection of one man, Dr Rowan Francis. In 1969, while studying to become a doctor, his passion for steam
