Step back in time at Ness Gardens
Mar 19 2008 by Sue McCann, Birkenhead News
NESS Gardens will step back in time and attempt to run a rare and ingenious engine - the Ness Gardens Vacuum Engine – over the Bank Holiday.
The engine was discovered damaged and unusable in the loft at the gardens in October 2006.
Its connecting rod was bent at right angles, the fuel tank and push rod rusted through and parts were missing.
The machine was bought 1905 by Arthur Bulley, who founded the gardens in 1878, to drive light engines such as seed cleaning machines.
Volunteers have been working to restore this special engine to bring it back to life.
Demonstrations will take place at hourly intervals from 11am-4pm on Easter Monday.
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