Postcard of the Month: May 2023

Burrell Traction Engine Rig at Houghton

This appears to be an amateur photograph printed on a postcard format. It is dated 17/8/35 on the reverse, and the rig identified as owned by James Penfold Ltd. of Arundel, a well known local operator at the time. The Engine is said to be a Burrell 3201 threshing engine of 10 tons, with a single crank compound steam engine, registration BP5919.

The rig is parked opposite the George and Dragon - hot work operating such machines! The building to the right is Houghton House, occupied earlier in the century by Jose Weiss, artist and glider pioneer.

For more on the exploits of Jose Weiss, see the Houghton video, and also the Postcards of the Month for February 2023 and May 2022.