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THE ORIGINAL MAN ENGINE
Date: July, 25th 2016 9:30 am – July, 30th 2016 12:00 pm
THE ORIGINAL MAN ENGINE
EXHIBITION
The ‘Original Man-Engine’ exhibition is in the Gallery. There is a simple construction man-engine model,to help people, young and old, to appreciate how it worked. This exhibition linked the Fountain on the Parade, built to honour Michael Loam, ‘inventor’ of the Man Engine (although this claim is controversial) with the introduction and development of the ‘real’ man engine –welcomed by 19th-century miners as a much safer, faster and healthier way of getting up and down mines hafts than using ladders.
The Jane Room is housing an exhibition of pupils’ artwork from Dobwalls School, done with the Man Engine Team and focussing on designing a pageant wagon for the occasion.