Historic Stothert & Pitt Winch has been unveiled at Museum of Bath at Work

A rare example of the machinery produced by local engineering firm Stothert & Pitt is to be officially unveiled by West of England Mayor Dan Norris at the Museum of Bath at Work.

 
The deck winch dating from 1932 is a unique example and after months of restoration and repair by volunteers at the Museum, and through funding by the West of England Combined Authority Small Grant Scheme it will be revealed to the public at 12.00 noon on Wednesday April 17th.
 
Originally electrically powered the winch would have been used aboard a Royal Navy warship during the Second World War and was later used for civilian use in North Somerset. The winch has been restored to the condition it would have left the Stothert & Pitt works, and has been mounted upon a recently mined block of Bath Stone - donated by the Bath Stone Company at Limpley Stoke.
 
Director Stuart Burroughs said "Products from Bath made by Stothert & Pitt were exported across the globe and the firm was known as 'The World's Crane makers' but they were famous for much more. Winches like this made Britain and international trading superpower in the 19th and early 20th century and it’s a great pleasure to give it a permanent home outside the Museum of Bath at Work. We celebrate business and innovation in the city, both past and present, and this is tangible proof of our mission"