Newcomen Memorial Engine

Newcomen engines Newcomen's first successful engine is considered to be the Dudley Castle engine of 1712. near Nuneaton in 1714 "to draw water by the impellant force of fire". The engine has sometimes been known as the "Coventry Canal Engine", after this service.{{Cite journal |journal=Industrial Archaeology Review |volume=XXVI |issue=2 |year=2004 |title=Excavating the Iconic: The Rediscovery of the Fairbottom Bobs Colliery Pumping Engine |first1=Michael |last1=Nevell |first2=John |last2=Roberts |first3=Bernard |last3=Champness |pages=83–93 |url=https://salford-repository.worktribe.com/output/1455725/excavating-the-iconic-the-rediscovery-of-the-fairbottom-bobs-colliery-pumping-engine |doi=10.1179/iar.2004.26.2.83 == Preservation ==

The engine was preserved in 1963 by the Newcomen Society, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Newcomen. It was moved to his birthplace in Dartmouth and re-erected in a new museum there, known as the Newcomen Engine House. This building, originally an electricity substation, also contains the Tourist Information Centre. The engine is now worked by modern hydraulics and may be seen moving in action. == Notes ==