Commemorative plaque 8975

This blue commemorative plaque records: River Don Engine A three-cylinder 12,000hp engine with Joy Valve Gear, one of the most powerful surviving steam engines in the world. Built in 1905 by Davy Brothers of Sheffield, and installed at Cammell's Grimesthorpe Works to drive an armour plate rolling mill, this engine was transferred to the River Don Works of English Steel Corporation where it remained until Easter 1978. Recorded plaque organisation: Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

River Don Engine is one of the most powerful surviving steam engines in the world, built in 1905 by Davy Brothers; it played a crucial role in driving industrial machinery at Cammell's Grimesthorpe Works and later at River Don Works, symbolizing the era of heavy industry in Sheffield.