Ooooh - made my day (even though it's not a beam engine!). It was made about 1/2mile from where I'm sitting & until I saw a b&w pic (just showing those fluted columns) I didn't even know there was an engine builder in Kidsgrove. Nor did the local historian at the library. They are listed however in one local trade directory of the time, but only one. So they must of been a short lived concern.
From the directory, the works was to the rear of where Kidsgrove Town Hall now stands & that was built in 1897.
I'd love to see it, it's a rare piece of local history - any chance we could have it back 😉
We inhabit an island made of coal, surrounded by a sea full of fish. How can we go wrong.......