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Portbury. Bristol |
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The church
had a
Victorian restoration carried out in 1896 when it must be considered
that the wet heating system was installed. The system remains to this
day being a simple one pipe cast iron circuit with three
horizontal tube CI box ended pipe coil heaters.
The Parish Church
of Portbury dates from the early 12th century and is remarkable for the
number of elderly Yew trees in the surrounding graveyard. The
oldest yew is reputed to be 900 years old.
The original boiler (now replaced by a newer type oil fired pettern) has been disconnected and left in the boiler room. The Heritage Group has so far been unable to find the manufacturer's name for this type of boiler.
Should anyone know the name of the manufacturer, the Heritage Group we would be pleased to hear from you as it will then add to our pool of achival knowledge about Victorian equipment.
SEPTEMBER 2002
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At the point where the heating pipes enter the church at floor level from the adjacent external basement boiler room, a cast iron header block is fitted which allowed the pipes rising from the boiler room to change size and direction and split into two circuits all in the one fitting. This type of casting is similar to the ones found in the heating systems of other local churches. The other systems were installed by Vincent Skinner of Stokes Croft Bristol and probably made in his iron foundry. |
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The original boiler (now replaced by a newer type oil fired pettern) has been disconnected and left in the boiler room. The Heritage Group has so far been unable to find the manufacturer's name for this type of boiler.
Should anyone know the name of the manufacturer, the Heritage Group we would be pleased to hear from you as it will then add to our pool of achival knowledge about Victorian equipment.
SEPTEMBER 2002