The Earl of Eldon

Built in 1910, this single cylinder general purpose traction engine was built by Garrett of Leiston in Suffolk. It is a combination of a 7 NHP cylinder block on a 8 NHP boiler, which the makers found to be very successful in some of their later models.

The engine worked from new on the Encombe estate near Corfe Castle in Dorset, being used for haulage, wood sawing, and threshing until the end of the WWII. It was then purchased by the owner's Grandfather, Seth Loader (pictured) in 1947 and driven home down a very steep hill by a young Roy Loader. They used it within the family firm before attending early steam rallies in the 50's.

The Garrett has been a familiar sight since then, at many rallies including the Great Dorset Steam Fair and Netley Marsh and other rallies in the Hampshire and Dorset area.