Charles Burrell and Sons

Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd

Type	Limited Liability Company
Successor	Richard Garrett & Sons
Founded	1770
Headquarters	Thetford, Norfolk, England
Industry	Agricultural machinery
Products	Showmans Locomotives Traction Engines Road Rollers Portable Engines
Employees	400 (peak)

Former Burrell paint shop now the Charles Burrell Museum

Burrell showmans engine Earl Haig s/n 3979 at Bromyard show 2008

Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford, Norfolk were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery, steam trucks and steam tram engines. The companies origin's went back to 1770. They were members of the Agricultural & General Engineers combine.

History

Burrell's operated out of St Nicholas Works in Thetford from their establishment as a foundry and agricultural machinery works by Joseph Burrell in 1803. Joseph's nephew Charles (1817 - 1906) built the company's first steam engine in 1846.

Charles Burrell & Sons employed over 350 people (date ?) and exported to all corners of the world. The company produced munitions during the First World War. The company closed in 1928.

The Charles Burrell Museum (Longshop museum) opened in 1991 and is housed in the former Paint Shop on Minstergate in Thetford. The collections include a Charles Burrell and Sons Ltd steam roller and traction engine, parts of several Burrell engines, factory machinery, and items linked to the Burrell Family.

Apparently Burrells only built 4094 engines, according to the factory build records. The last showmans engine built was Simplicity no. 4092 a 8 nhp machine which left the works in October 1930, this engine actually being finished by Garretts following Burrells demise.

New Burrell Engine

The Burrell name is owned by a descendant of the Burrell family and his engineering company is to built a new Burrell Engine for a collector who owns several of there machines.

Model Range

• Showmans road locomotives
• Traction engines

UK Preserved Machines

Please add any other known machines details to the list below.

Preserved machines built by Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd (TER 2008 lists 329 known)

Engine No.	Name	Build Date	Type	Weight	Power nhp	Reg No.	Owner	Image	Other info
Burrell no. 748	Century	1877	TE	10 ton	8 nhp	CF 3667	R. Parrott collection, Thetford		At Weeting Rally 2009, The oldest known Burrell in UK
Burrell no. 776	The Countess	1879	Plg	?	?	-	Museum of East Anglian Life		In the Collection of East Anglia Museums (2nd oldest Burrell in the UK)
Burrell no. 777	The Earl	1879	Plg	?	?	-	Museum of East Anglian Life		In the Collection of East Anglia Museums
Burrell no. 1144	Lord Burrell	1884	TE (agricultural)	? ton	7 nhp	AD 8988	?		At Bromyard Gala 2008
Burrell no. 1212	Whitehall	1896	TE	? ton	? nhp	NO 28	T. Clarke, Stockton on Tees, County Durham		Badly damaged in the Howard Bros. Fire in 2003
Burrell no. 1294	Marina	1886	TE	? ton	8 nhp	AH 5494	G.W. Venni, Whatlington	to add	Weeting Rally 2009
Burrell no. 1426	Old Faithful	1889	Tractor	? ton	7 nhp	AJ 6705	C & C Piggott		At Old Warden 2013
Burrell no. 1432		1889	TE	? ton	6 nhp	FX 6615	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 1445		1889	PE	? ton	12 nhp	-	Owner ?		Semi-portable
Burrell no. 1475		1890	PE	? ton	8 nhp	-	Owner ?		Semi-portable
Burrell no. 1522	The Old Chap	1891	TE	? tons	8 nhp	CF 3579	R.J. Feakes	To add	At Weeting Rally 2009
Burrell no. 1563	Jimbo Formerly The Big A	1891	TE	? ton	8 nhp	AH 7350	D. Ragsdale, Retford - Ex J&H Bunn, Norfolk	to add	Weeting Rally
Burrell no. 1606	Spanker	1892	TE	? ton	8 nhp	NO 2533	Owner ?, Essex		Misc info
Burrell no. 1687	-	1893	TE	weight	6 nhp	MS 3090	Owner		Misc info
Burrell no. 1694	Auld Charlie	1893	TE	? ton	8 nhp	MS 3089	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 1840	Duke of Windsor	1895	TE	9 ton	6 nhp	YA 2481	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 1861	Billie	1895	TE	weight	6 nhp	CF 3302	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 1876	Emperor	1895	SRL	10 ton	? nhp	AH 5366	Hollycombe Steam Collection		Ex works engine
Burrell no. 1941	Firefly	1896	TE	weight	5 nhp	YA 5799	Owner ?, Gloucestershire		Misc info
Burrell no. 1945	Sparkie	1896 (1964)	Showmans conversion	12.5 ton	6 nhp	CF 3355	Owner ?, Winchester		Misc info
Burrell no. 2003	Diamond Queen	1898	Ag TE	weight	6 nhp	YA 509	P. Brown, Stroud Gloucestershire	To add	AT Shrewsbury Steam Rally 2011
Burrell no. 2051	Beaver	1897	TE	9.5 ton	8 nhp	CF 3638	Owner ?, Havefordwest		Misc info
Burrell no. 2072	The Masterpiece	1898	SRL	? ton	8 nhp	AD 8786	Kelston Sparks, Bristol		Seen at Much Marcle Steam Rally 2014]]
Burrell no. 2093	Duke of Ongar/Old Faithful	1989	TE	10 ton	8 nhp	NO 6881	M. Charlton, Northumberland		? At Corbridge Steam & Vintage Rally 2010
Burrell no. 2112	Old Lytham	1898	TE	10 ton	6 nhp	TB 2849	B Nice, Holbeach, Lincolnshire		?
Burrell no. 2147	Lady Burrell	1898	TE	? ton	6 nhp	owner ?	BL 4716		seen at
Burrell no. 2159		1899	TE	weight	7 nhp	BW 4424	Owner ?, Thaxted Essex		Misc info
Burrell no. 2189	The Braes of Tullymet	1899	TE	8 ton	7 nhp	CP 3331 (CF 3331)	Owner ?, Forfar, Scotland		Misc info
Burrell no. 2239		1899	RL	weight	6 nhp		Owner ?, Kings Lynn Norfolk		Repatriated from Australia
Burrell no. 2250	Endurance	1899	TE	weight	7 nhp	NM 94	Owner ?, in ROI		Misc info
Burrell no. 2261		1900	Convertible TE	weight	5 nhp	BJ 6003	Owner ?, Chelmsford		Misc info
Burrell no. 2297	Taz	1900	GP TE	weight	8 nhp	Reg no.	Goddard collection	to add	At Kemble Steam rally 2010. repatriated from Tazmania
Burrell no. 2298	The Monk	1900	TE	weight	7 nhp	AH 5662	Owner ?, Billinghurst		Misc info
Burrell no. 2319	Finem Respice	1900	TE	weight	6 nhp	NO 1086	Owner ?, Ipswich		Misc info
Burrell no. 2336	Stanley Monarch	1900	TE	weight	8 nhp	E 5113	Owner ?, Wilmslow		Misc info
Burrell no. 2342	Vanguard	1900	SRL	? ton	8 nhp	E 5380	Owner ? (Just Sold ?)	to add	at Preston Services open day Jan 2011
Burrell no. 2351	Ephraim	1900	SRL	14 ton	8 nhp	AL 9309	Owner ?, St. Blazey		Misc info
Burrell no. 2363		1901	PE	5 ton	10 nhp	-	Bressingham Steam Museum, Norfolk		Misc info
Burrell no. 2366	Buller	1901	Tractor	? ton	8 nhp	AH 5488	Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum		At Strumpshaw Steam Rally in 2010
Burrell no. 2386	Old Faithful	1901	TE	11 ton	7 nhp	NO 394	Owner ?, Berkhamstead		Misc info
Burrell no. 2406	The Championship	1901	TE	weight	6 nhp	CE 7904	Owner ?, Cambs		Misc info
Burrell no. 2409		1901	TE	weight	power		Owner ?, Shepton Mallet		From New Zealand (TER says temp import)
Burrell no. 2417	OLD DUCH	1901	TE (Convertible) Type D	? ton	6 nhp	AF 4393	M. Holt, Doncaster		At Driffield & Lincoln 2008 & Duncombe Park 2009
Burrell no. 2421	Old Glory	1901	TE	? ton	6 nhp	EB 3051	M. Charlton collection, Northumberland		At Carlisle & Corbridge 2010
Burrell no. 2425	-	1901	TE	? tons	8 nhp	AH 5319	J. Coward, Peterborough	To add	At Weeting Rally 2009, Carrington Rally 2010
Burrell no. 2426	Ted Haggard	1901	TE	9.5 ton	6 nhp	BL 4843	Owner ?, Swindon		Misc info
Burrell no. 2473	Black Bess	1901	TE	weight	8 nhp	NO 5914	Owner ?, Basildon Essex		Misc info
Burrell no. 2479	-	1902	TE	? ton	8 nhp	AH 5239	Burrell Museum	To add	Weeting Rally 2009
Burrell no. 2505	Lady Jane	1902	TE	11 ton	7 nhp	CF 3354	Owner ?, Aberdeen		Misc info
Burrell no. 2507	Rusty Rose	1902	TE	weight	7 nhp	AH 7105	Owner ?, on the IOW		Misc info
Burrell no. 2512	General C R De Wet	1902	Devonshire type TE	weight	5 nhp	TB 2846	A Goddard, Shropshire	to add	At Shrewsbury Steam Rally 2011
Burrell no. 2513	General Buller	1902	TE	? ton	5 nhp	TB 2857	Owner ?, Preston Lancs	to add	Broke back axle at Ardingly 2011
Burrell no. 2536	His Majesty	1902	TE	? ton	6 nhp	CE 7825	Owner ?, Wrexham	To add	At Llangolen Railway
Burrell no. 2547	Endurance	1903	SRL	? ton	8 nhp	BL 8368	Len Crane, Wolverhampton		At Wolverhampton Steam Rally 2011
Burrell no. 2575	Buller	1903	TE	? ton	6 nhp	TA 1489	David Young, East Sussex		At Kemble 2009 & Tinkers Park Rally 2010
Burrell no. 2626	Spitfire	1903	TE Convertible	? ton	6 nhp	TB 3717	R. Parrott collection	To add	Weeting Rally 2009
Burrell no. 2644	Christina	1904	TE	weight ?	6 nap	IY 36	Glynns of Carlow ROI		At 60th Irish National Steam Rally 2024
Burrell no. 2646	Hawkes	1904	RL	? ton	7 nhp	AD 8923	Owner		at Toddington Steam Rally 2010
Burrell no. 2693	-	1904	TE	? ton	7 nhp	AH 9550	C. Moore,	to add	Weeting Rally 2009, Still in original family ownership from new
Burrell no. 2696	The Maori	1904	TE (compound)	? ton	8 nhp	BS 8259	M. Ellis, North Yorkshire		At Lincoln 2008 & Duncombe Park 2009 Repatriated from New Zealand
Burrell no. 2701	Black Prince	1904	RL / Showmans	? ton	8 nhp	PE 7181	Unknown (formerly Alan Bloom) Bressingham Steam Museum		featured in Steam Traction Engine Magazine
Burrell no. 2706	Admiral Togo	1904	Devonshire class TE	8 ton	5 nhp	TB 2845	North Staffordshire and Cheshire Traction Engine Club		At Klondyke Mill Preservation Centre 2009
Burrell no. 2789	The President	1905	Road Locomotive	16 ton	8 nhp	DO 2067	Current owner ? Ex Bressingham Steam Museum		At Duncombe Park & Masham 2009
Burrell no. 2804	White Rose of York / The Griffin	1906	SRL	18 ton	8 nhp	DH 2542	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 2877	His Majestic	1907	SRL	?	?	HT 3163	Ex Country Life Museum		Ex Collection of the Country Life Museum, Stowmarket
Burrell no. 2879	Lord Nelson	1907	SRL	weight	7 nhp	NO 698	P. Jones, IoM		Misc info
Burrell no. 2894	Pride of Worcester	1907	Showmans RL	? ton	8 nhp	FK 1463	T. Mathew, Southampton, Hampshire		At GDSF 2008 & Woodcote Rally 2009
Burrell no. 2921	Violet	1907	AG TE	10 ton	7 nhp	NO 440	E. Carr, Essex	To add	At Weeting Rally 2009 (extra)
Burrell no. 2948	Dreadnought	1907	TE	? tons	8 nhp	NO 106	R. Parrott collection	To add	At Weeting Rally 2009
Burrell no. 2950	Little Mac	1907	TE	10 tons	5 nhp	AF 3532	owner ?		At Harewood House Steam Rally 2008
Burrell no. 3017	Spider	1908	TE	? ton	6 nhp	KE 2739	A. Evans, Shropshire		At Shrewsbury Steam Rally & Kemble Steam Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3034	Pride of South Hams	1908	TE	9½ ton	6 nhp	AF 3580	Owner ?	to add	at Preston Services openday Jan 2011
Burrell no. 3047	Monarch	1908	A class RR	10 ton	6 nhp	AH 6867	Goddard collection		Misc info
Burrell no. 3048	-	1908	TE	10 ton	7 nhp	BD 5468	M H Middlewood & Sons		At Driffield Steam Rally 2008
Burrell no. 3057	Lord Roberts	1908	RL	14 ton	7 nhp	BE 7217	Alan Mitchell, East Sussex		At Tinkers Park Rally 2010
Burrell no. 3068	Victory	1909	Traction engine	10 ton	7 nhp	AH 5978	S.E. Davis & Son collection		at Black Country Steam Event 2010
Burrell no. 3090	Fermoy	1909	Showmans Engine	weight	6 nhp	OH 5022	R. Cook, Bridgenorth		At Shrewsbury Steam Rally 2011
Burrell no. 3092	Name	1909	TE	10 ton	5 nhp	NI 2073	Patric Walsh, Carlow ROI		at 60th Irish National Steam Rally in. 2024
Burrell no. 3098	-	1909	TE Road loco	? ton	? nhp	-	Liverpool City Museum
Burrell no. 3106	Princess Royal	1909	TE	? ton	8 nhp	NO 439	R. Parrott collection		At Weeting Rally (Listed but not seen ?)
Burrell no. 3121	Keeling	1909	TE	11.5 ton	8nhp	NO 1310	D& J Smith, Redditch		At Astwood Bank Steam Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3125	Princess	1909	TE	11 ton	6 nhp	AF 4574	The Mead Family, Essex		At Woolpit Steam & Weeting Rally in 2009
Burrell no. 3126	-	1909	TE	11 ton	6 nhp	BJ 7155	J & T Mayhew, Salisbury, Wiltshire		At GDSF in 2008 & Weeting Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3159	The Gladiator	1909	SRL	14 ton	7 nhp	CO 3823	Owner ?		At Beaulieu Steam Revival 2010
Burrell no. 3164	Dauntless	1909	TE	? ton	7 nhp	AM 5799	Jeff Shackell		Seen at Cheltenham 2009
Burrell no. 3166	Joe Chamberlain	1909	RL Crane	? ton	6 nhp	Reg no. ?	R. Scourfield & family		90% rebuilt at Old Warden 2009
Burrell no. 3191	Furious	1910	SM tractor	? ton	4 nhp	VLJ 346 ex (AA 2344)	R. Meander & Sons	To add	At Woodcote Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3197	Old Tim	1910	Road Loco with Crane	? ton	7 nhp	AB 8904	D. Allen		at GDFS 2008 & Old Warden 2009
Burrell no. 3201	Achilles	date built	TE	10.5 ton	7 nhp	BP 5919	Owner ?	to add	At Great Henham Steam Rally 2011
Burrell no. 3218	Cromwell	1910	TE	? ton	7 nhp	TB 3959	Owner ?, Wrexham	to add	At Llangollen Railway
Burrell no. 3233	Trudy Jane	1910	Tractor	? ton	6 nhp	CF 3334	P. Williams		At Strumpshaw Steam Rally in 2010
Burrell no. 3244	Ironside	1910	RR	10 ton	? nhp	TA 2141	owner ?		At [Welland Steam Rally]] 2010
Burrell no. 3285	King George V	1910	SM	? ton	8 nhp	AH 5304	B, Dunford of Wakefield, Yorkshire		At GDSF 2008 & masham 2009
Burrell no. 3288	Nancy	1911	Showman's road locomotive	? ton	7 nhp	TA 1118	Prout Family		Seen at Astwood Bank & Cheltenham 2009
Burrell no. 3307	Magnus	1910 (?)	TE	11 ton	7 nhp	AH 7457	J. Waterworth, Lancashire		Seen at Southport Vintage Rally & Scorton - Lancs2009
Burrell no. 3334	The Baillie	1911	SM	14 ton	8 nhp	GA 2168	D. & D. Robinson	Photo to Add	At Lincoln 2008
Burrell no. 3355	Charlie	1912	Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	AH 5240	M & J Wingfield		At Woodcote Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3388	Jeanette	1912	RR	12 1/2 ton	6 nhp	TB 3718	R. Parrott collection	To add	At Weeting Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3391	Owenbue Rambler?	1912	TE	11 ton	7 nhp	NO 404 ex MAN 1999	Alan Barry, co. cork ROI		ex IOM in 2008
Burrell no. 3395	The Dalesman	1912	Road Loco	13 ton	6 nhp	FJ 1536	T. Freeman		At Bloxham Steam Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3399	The Empress of Britain	1912	Showmans	?	?	AH 5446	Museum of East Anglian Life		In the Collection of East Anglia Museums
Burrell no. 3413	The Philadelphia	1912	Showmans Road Loco	? ton	6 nhp	CR 5826	Owner ?		Seen at GDSF 2008
Burrell no. 3420	The Duchess	1912	TE	11 ton	7 nhp	AH 5607	N. Millett, Diss Norfolk	to add	At Great Henham Steam Rally 2011
Burrell no. 3433	Peter Pan	1912	Showmans	5 ton	4 nhp	AH 0108	Owner ?		At GDSF in 2008
Burrell no. 3442	Harry	1913	Gold Medal T	weight	4 nhp	AH 0119	J. Marsh, Horsham, Sussex	To add	At Shrewsbury Steam Rally 2011
Burrell no. 3443	Lord Nelson	1913	RL (converted from SRL)	18 1/2 ton	8 nhp	CO 3822	Owner ?		At Beaulieu Steam Revival 2010
Burrell no. 3444	His Lordship	1913	Showmans	? tons	8 nhp	CK 3403	Graham Atkinson, North Yorkshire		In Scarborough Fair Collection (Photo at GDSF 2008)
Burrell no. 3453	The May	1913	Showmans Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	AH 0117	Downs Amusements collection		At Woolpit Steam rally in 2009
Burrell no. 3483	Perseverance The Second	1913	Showmans	? ton	8 nhp	WR 9110	J. Gilby, Yeovil		At GDSF in 2008
Burrell no. 3489	King George VI	1913	Showman's road locomotive	? ton	6 nhp	PB 9624	John Wharton		At GDSF & Banbury Steam Rally 2008
Burrell no. 3497	May Queen	1913	GMT (Showmans)	5 ton	4 nhp	AH 0150	Owner ?		At Beaulieu Steam Revival 2010
Burrell no. 3509	Rajah	1913	Showman's road locomotive	12 ton	5 nhp	G 6469	Owner ?		Seen at GDSF 2008
Burrell no. 3535	Old Ernie	1913	Roller	10 ton	5 nhp	TB 2710	Owner ?		Seen at Southport Vintage Rally in 2009
Burrell no. 3554	King George V	1914	Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	AH 0181	D.W. Davis, Buckinhamshire		At Woodcote Rally 2009 Same owner since 1953 !
Burrell no. 3555	The Busy Bee	1914	SRL	13 1/2 ton	5 nhp	AO 6262	Owner ?		At Beaulieu Steam Revival 2010
Burrell no. 3563	-	1914	Traction Engine	? ton	6 nhp	-	George Nicola Co. ?, Ethiopia		Located in a building at George Nicola Brick & Clay Works, in Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia
Burrell no. 3610	William V	1914	Showmans road loco	? ton	8 nhp	J 6857	Owner ?		Shown at GDSF 2008
Burrell no. 3618	The Scout	1914	Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	TD 4276	Owner ?		At Duncombe Park Steam Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3626	Jane Eyre	1914	Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	AH 0221	R. Hawthorne, Oxfordshire		At Woodcote Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3633	Lord Kitchener	1914	Showman's Engine	14 ton	7 nhp	HR 7754	Owner	To add	At Weeting Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3651	Earl Kitchener	1915	Road Locomotive	? ton	7 nhp	HR 3964	D. Fowler, Hampshire		At Woodcote Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3665	-	1915	TE	? ton	6 nhp	BP 6141	Owner ?		At Tortworth 2010
Burrell no. 3669	Nero	1915	Showman's road locomotive	? ton	5 nhp	G 6470	J.W. Middlemiss, ?		At Weeting 2009 & Strumpshaw 2010
Burrell no. 3686	Mephistopheles	1915	GP TE	weight	power	AH 6208	Owner ?		Under restoration
Burrell no. 3695	Lord Derby	1915	TE with Crane added	12 1/2 ton	8 nhp	TB 2740	R. Parrott collection		At Weeting Rally(listed not seen) & Old Warden 2009
Burrell no. 3703	Princess of Wales	1915	SM Compound (Formerly Haulage tractor)	16 ton	6 nhp	DW 2120	D. Ragsdale & Family		At Driffield& Lincoln 2008 Ex Wynns of Newport.
Burrell no. 3711	King of The Belgians	1916	Showmans	15 ton	6 nhp	TA 3067	Country Life Museum, Exmouth		In the Collection of the Sandy Bay Country Life Museum, Exmouth
Burrell no. 3728	Prince	1916	TE	10 ton	7 nhp	NO 806	Jeff Burgess, East Sussex		At Tinkers Park Rally 2010
Burrell no. 3737	The Laird	1916	Tractor	? ton	8 nhp	SX 904	John White, ?		At GDSF in 2006,
Burrell no. 3745	?	1917	Tractor	? ton	? nhp	Reg no. ?	Owner ?		At GDSF in 2008 (not in TER list)
Burrell no. 3771	Invincible	1917	TE	weight ?	6 nop	MI 1207	Glynns of Carlow ROI		60th Irish National Steam Rally 2024
Burrell no. 3772	Patricia	1917	TE	weight	6 nhp	IC 1155	Glynns of Carlow ?		60th Irish National Steam Rally 2024
Burrell no. 3777	Queen Mary	1920	Showman's Engine	10 ton	5 nhp	Y 9922	Burrell Museum		At Weeting Rally 2009 Ex Viv Kirk collection
Burrell no. 3786	Tiger	1918	Steam Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	PB 9610	J&G Lynn of East Sussex	To add	At Tinkers Park Rally 2010
Burrell no. 3789	Princess Royal	1918	TE	? ton	7 nhp	SW 742	J.W.H. Key Strumpshaw Hall Museum		At Strumpshaw & Weeting Rallyin 2009
Burrell no. 3804	Indepenndence	1919	RL	? Ton	7 nap	BP 5539	John White, ?		seen at
Burrell no. 3807	Nobby	1919	RL Crane	5 ton	4 nhp	AH 0563	D. Fowler & Son		At Old Warden 2009
Burrell no. 3808	Laddie	1919	Gold Medal T	weight	4 nhp	AH 570	A. Cowell, Preston Lancs		At Chipping Steam Fayre 2013
Burrell no. 3815	Sunset No.2	1919	Tractor	6 ton	4 nhp	BP 5757	Hollycombe Steam Collection		Misc info
Burrell no. 3816	Cornish Maid	1919	TE	11.5 ton	5 nhp	AF 3518	Owner ? Newquay		Special Long Boiler
Burrell no. 3824	Lord Fisher of Lambeth	1919	RL	10.5 ton	5 nhp	YA 366	Owner ?, CHard Somerset		Misc info
Burrell no. 3827	Victory	1920	Showmans	14 ton	8 nhp	Cl 4299	G.T. Cushing (trust)		Seen at Thursford Steam Museum, Norfolk
Burrell no. 3829	His Majesty	1921	RL Crane engine	13 ton	6 nhp	PB 9687	L & D Searle, Sussex		At Old Warden 2009 Family owned since 1964
Burrell no. 3833	Queen Mary	1920	Showman's Engine	? ton	8 nhp	BR 1498	Burrell Museum (bequeathed)		Ex Viv Kirk collection at Weeting 2009
Burrell no. 3836	Starlight	1920	SRL Conversion	12	6 mhp	BH 8020	Owner ?, Ledbury		Ex Road Locomotive
Burrell no. 3849	Marshall Foch	1921	Showman's road locomotive	12 ton	5 nhp	TA 905	A. Hunt, Leeds, West Yorkshire		At Harewood 2008 & Masham 2009
Burrell no. 3851	The Tinker	1920	Steam Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	PB 9359	The Claude Jessett Collection		At Tinkers Park Rally 2010
Burrell no. 3862	Little Dorothy ex Harvester	1921	TE	8 ton	4 nhp	MA 8472	John Johnson, Banks, Southport		Seen at Southport Vintage Rally in 2009
Burrell no. 3865	No. 1	1920	SM RL	8 ton	4 nhp	DH 2507	T & V Maynard, Kent		Seen at Strumpshaw Steam Rally in 2009
Burrell no. 3884	Gladiator	1921	Showmans	?	?	-	Country Life Museum		In the Collection of the Country Life Museum, Exmouth
Burrell no. 3886	Lord Lascelles	1921	Scenic Showmans's	10 ton	7 nhp	XF 8162	A. Williams, Wrexham		At Driffield Vintage Rally & Shugborough Hall Rally in 2008
Burrell no. 3888	General Gough	1921	SM	22 ton	8 nhp	NO 2379	N & B Myers		at Driffield & Lincoln 2008
Burrell no. 3890	Majestic	1922	Showmans	22 ton	7 nhp	CR 6645	Saunders collection		At GDSF in 2008 & Weeting Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3894	Saint Brannock	1921	SM	12 ton	5 nhp	NX 947	R. Milliband		At Lymswold show & Lincoln Steam Rally 2008
Burrell no. 3896	Earl Beatty	1921	Showman's road locomotive	? ton	8 nhp	CO 4052	Robert Coles, Sons & Daughter, ?		At GDSF in 2008
Burrell no. 3902	Elizabeth	1921	TE	? ton	5 nhp	MA 7503	Owner ?		At Bill Target Memorial Rally 2011
Burrell no. 3903	Excelsior	1921	TE	9.5 ton	5 nhp	TA 1871	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 3906	Earl Beatty	1921	SRL	? ton	5 nhp	CR 5830	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 3909	Winston Churchill	1922	Showmans	14 ton	8 hp	NR 965	Owner ?		At GDSF 2008 Duncombe Park 2009
Burrell no. 3910	Wait & See	1921	Showmans	14 ton	8 hp	DH 3544	F. Landon, ?		Shown at Stapleford Steam 2009
Burrell no. 3912	Dragon	1921	Showman's road locomotive	18 ton	8 nhp	CO 4485	Owner ?		At GDSF in 2008
Burrell no. 3917	Triumph	1921	RL	8 1/2 ton	5 nhp	TA 2374	N. Greenaway, Oxfordshire		At Woodcote Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3918	Victoria	1923	TE	8.5 ton	5 nhp	PU 578	Owner ?, Ormskirk		Misc info
Burrell no. 3919	Susie	1922	TE	11.5 ton	6 nhp	BW 6030	Owner ?, Bodmin		Misc info
Burrell no. 3923	Jessie	1922	TE	11 ton	7 nhp	EW 3026	B. Freeman, Essex		At Woolpit Steam & Weeting Rally in 2009
Burrell no. 3924	Princess Mary	1922	TE	? ton	7 nhp	NO 6085	Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum		In the collection at Strumpshaw Hall Norfolk
Burrell no. 3926	Margaret	1922	Showman's road locomotive	14 ton	5 nhp	NO 4999	K. Honour, Essex		At GDSF in 2008 & Weeting Rally 2009
Burrell no. 3929	Ty-Pan	1921	RR	12 ton	? nhp	TC 1628	Owner ?, Huddersfield		Misc info
Burrell no. 3931	Mollie	1921	TE (ex Roller)	10 ton	5 nhp	WY 1563	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 3933	Princess Mary	1922	Showman's road locomotive	? ton	7 nhp	FJ 2041	Owner ?		At Beaulieu Steam Revival 2010
Burrell no. 3935	Surprise	1922	TE	10 ton	7 nhp	NK 4450	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 3937	Janet	1922	TE	11 ton	6 nhp	SU 1212	Owner ?		At GDSF in 2008
Burrell no. 3938	Quo Vadis	1922	Showman's road locomotive	20 ton	8 nhp	XL 9086	Owner ?		At GDSF in 2008
Burrell no. 3941	The Badger	1923	Road Locomotive	? tons	5 nhp	BP 9547	M. Shepherd, ?		Shown at Much Marcle Steam Rally 2014
Burrell no. 3942	Dauntless	1923	RR	10 ton	5 nhp	TA 5563	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 3946	Billy Boy	1922	RR	8 ton	? nhp	YA 4521	Owner ?, Blackpool		Misc info
Burrell no. 3949	Pride of Dorset Princess Mary	1922	SRL	14 ton	8 nhp	NO 8287	Owner ?, Weymouth		Misc info
Burrell no. 3950	Progress	1923	SRL	? ton	5 nhp	MO 2916	Owner ?, Hungerford		Misc info
Burrell no. 3951 (4028)	Supreme	1923 / 1925	Showmans	7 ton	5 nhp	RL 1978	Owner ?		At GDSF in 2008 (Rebuilt as Burrell no. 4028 in 1925)
Burrell no. ?	Pride of the Road	1923	RR	8 ton	power	HT 8219	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 3962	Boxer	1923	RR	8 ton	5 nhp	PW 1714	Bressingham Steam Museum		Misc info
Burrell no. 3973	Fire Queen	1924	RR	8 ton	5 nhp	BJ 9516	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 3979	Earl Haig	1924	Showman's road locomotive	? ton	6 nhp	YA 9138	?		at Bromyard Gala 2008
Burrell no. 3984	Dolly	1924	TE	10.5 ton	7 nhp	NU 4495	Owner ?, Tring		Misc info
Burrell no. 3985	Name	1925	RR	8 ton	? nhp	RK 2907	Owner ?,on IOW		Misc info
Burrell no. 3986	Socvis	1924	RR	10 ton	5 nhp	AF 9293	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 3987	Name	1924	RR	10 ton	power	AF 9294	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 3991	Daffodil	1924	Steam Roller	10 ton	5 nhp	AF 9803	Owner ?		At GDSF in 2008
Burrell no. 3993	Buster	1924	RR	12 ton	5 nhp	CF 5646	Bressingham Steam Museum	to add	At Woolpit Steam 2011
Burrell no. 3994	Leader	1924	RR	8 ton	5 nhp	PW 3993	Owner ?, Stowmarket		Misc info
Burrell no. 3996	Conqueror	1924	RL	11 ½ ton	5 nhp	E 9597	Owner ?		On Display in Dingles Steam Museum
Burrell no. 3999	Ernnie	1924	RR	weight	power	RL 74	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 4000	Ex-Mayor	1925	Showman's road locomotive	19 ton	8 hp	WT 8606	Saunders collection		Weeting Rally & Old Warden 2009
Burrell no. 4004	Pride of Somerset	1925	RR	8 ton	? nhp	YB 2010	Owner ? Warrington		Misc info
Burrell no. 4005	Santon I.O.M.	1925	TE - Conversion	10 ton	5 nhp	RL 574	Owner ?, Amersham		Ex Roller - Converted in 1975
Burrell no. 4008	Name	1925	Wagon	5 ton	? nhp	PW 5936	Owner, Sussex		Misc info
Burrell no. 4010	Empress of Cornwall	1925	SRL ex RL	? ton	5 nhp	DD 6888	Owner, Sheffield		Misc info
Burrell no. 4012	Ventongimps	1925	RR	10 ton	? nhp	RL 1254	Owner , Kennilworth		Misc info
Burrell no. 4014	Pride of Devon	1925	Tractor	? ton	5 nhp	TT 5615	Owner ?		At GDSF in 2008
Burrell no. 4018	Thomas Hardy	1925	RR	8 ton	5 nhp	PR 4449	T. Freeman, Banbury, Oxfordshire]]		Fitted with a Scarifier. Seen at Bloxham 2009
Burrell no. 4019	Britannia	1925	TE	11 ton	5 nhp	PW 5981	owner ?, Sussex		Seen at GDSF 2008
Burrell no. 4025	Pride of Dorset	1925	RR	8 ton	? nhp	PR 6641	Martin Shepherd		Seen at Cheltenham 2009
Burrell no. 4028(ex 3591)	Supreme	1925	Showman's road locomotive(originally)	7 ton	5 nhp	RL 1978	?		at GDSF 2008 (built as 3951 then rebuilt as 4028 but carries plate for No 3951.)
Burrell no. 4030	Dolphin/Diana	1925	SRL	?ton	8 nhp	FA 2316	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 4032	Firefly	1925	TE	12 ton	7 nhp	PW 6287	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 4037	-	1926	TE	? ton	5 nhp	EW 4904	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 4040	Heather	1926	RR	10 ton	5 nhp	TT 7917	Owner ?, Cambourne		Misc info
Burrell no. 4041	-	1926	RR	10 ton	5nhp	UO 793	Owner ?, St Austell		Misc info
Burrell no. 4044	Rebecca	1926	RR	8 ton	? nhp	YB 7730	Owner ?, Lutterworth		Misc info
Burrell no. 4045	-	1926	TE	? ton	5 nhp	PW 8878	Thursford Collection		Misc info
Burrell no. 4046	-	1926	RR	8 ton	4 nhp	PX 4024	Owner ?, Guildford		Misc info
Burrell no. 4048	William the Second	1926	TE	11 ton	7 nhp	PW 8905	Owner ?, Billinghurst		Misc info
Burrell no. 4049	Daphne	1926	TE	11 ton	7 nhp	TW 5228	Owner ?
Burrell no. 4051	Betty	1926	TE	weight	power	CF 7108	C.H. Cole & Sons, Essex	To add	At Weeting Rally 2009
Burrell no. 4053	The Dreadnought	1926	TE	? tons	7 nhp	TD 8047	Breamore Countryside Museum		In the Collection of Breamore Countryside Museum, Fordingbridge
Burrell no. 4055	Crimson Lady	1927	TE	10 ton	5 nhp	VF 1273	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 4058	Darby	1926	RR	? ton	8 nhp ?	PX 5192	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 4060	Pride of Newquay	1927	RR	10 ton	4 nhp	RL 5549	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 4061	-	1927	RR	8 ton	4 nhp	UO 945	Burrell Museum	to add	At Weeting Rally 2009, Donated by Tarmac Plc.
Burrell no. 4062	Lorna Doone	1927	Ttactor (Conversion)	8 ton	4 nhp	YB 9360	Bermingham Family, Co. Dublin	To add	At Shanes Castle Steam Rally 2013
Burrell no. 4063	The Victory	1927	TE	? ton	8 nhp	VW 742	Owner ? Eseex		Misc info
Burrell no. 4066	John of Gaunt	1927	Road Locomotive	10 ton	5 nhp	VF 589	J&B Newton, Hungerford, Berkshire		GDSF by the playpen / arena with a Organ
Burrell no. 4067	Hero	1927	RR	8 ton	4 nhp	WW 1556	Owner ? ROI		Misc info
Burrell no. 4069	Samson	1927	Steam roller	10 ton	5 nhp	RL 9960	Mark Walker, Nantwich, Cheshire		At Onslow Park 2009
Burrell no. 4070	Charlie	1927	RR	10 ton	5 nhp	WW 2181	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 4071	Empress of Britain	1927	Steam Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	PH 1392	Owner ?		Misc info
Burrell no. 4072	Tinkerbell The Cranleigh Belle	1927	Gold medal tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	PH 2900	Ron Walker, London	to add	At St.Albans Steam and Vintage Show 2009
Burrell no. 4073	Nell Gwynn	1929	Showmans Tractor - Conversion	8 ton	4 nhp	VF 5265	Owner ?, Lincolnshire		Misc info
Burrell no. 4074	The Lark	1927	RL Crane	? ton	5 nhp	CF 7951	Robert Crawford collection		Owned since 1956
Burrell no. 4081	Fearless	1928	TE	10 ton	7 nhp	RT 5104	Thursford Steam Museum		At Thursford Collection Founders Day
Burrell no. 4083	So Be It	1928	TE	8 ton	4 nhp	RT 4058	G. Lamb, ?	To add (not seen ?)	At Sheffield Steam Rally
Burrell no. 4084	Busy Bee	1927	Tractor	5 tons	4 nhp	FK 3564	Museum of Science & Industry Birmingham		In the Collection of Birmingham Museums
Burrell no. 4088	Rosemarie	1930	TE	? tons	7 nhp	VF 9646	J. Freeman, Essex	To add	At Weeting Rally 2009
Burrell no. 4093	Dorothy	1931	Road loco	10 ton	5 nhp	DV 9252	Smith Family, Banbury, Oxfordshire		At Rushden2008 & Stoke Godington & Bloxham 2009
Burrell no. 4094	King George V	1932 (June)	TE	12 ton	8 nhp	EV 6560	Owner ?		Last Burrell Built Kept at Barleylands Farming Museum
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Burrell no. ?	Name	date built	type	weight	power	Reg no.	Owner ?		Misc info

Machine types Key:	References / sources
PE = Portable Engine, Plg = Ploughing Engine, RR = Road Roller, SM = Showman's engine, ST = Steam tractor, SW = Steam wagon, TE = Traction Engine, RL = Road Locomotive

R.Parrott Collection

Main article: R. Parrott collection

This private collection of steam engines is based at Weeting, Nr. Thetford and has several other makes of machines in the collection, many of which are exhibited at the Weeting Steam Engine Rally and Country Show, held in Weeting village each July. The Show is organised by Mr. Parrott and Friends and has grown over the years to be one of the larger steam events in the country with over 75 engines in 2009. Mr. Parrott is also a trustee of the Charles Burrell Museum, which with the Saunders collection and Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum exhibit a number of engines each year (predominantly Burrell's).

some of the collections engines

• "Century" of 1877 - Works No. 748, the oldest known Burrell in the world.
• "Dreadnought" 8 hp engine of 1907 - Works No. 2948.
• 3-speed engine of 1905 - Works No. 2764, which resides in New Zealand.
• A 10 hp "Big-engine" Replica of No. 3130 is being built as Works No. 4095, for delivery by July 2009. ** Project apparently on hold, according to some reports in 2008.

Overseas Preserved Machines

Africa

A number of engines await restoration (probably only possible if they can be repatriated from various wartorn countries).

• Burrell no. 3563 is one survivor not rotting outside.
• A number are also resident in South Africa.

Holland

• Burrell no. 3846 was exported from the UK by a collector in Holland.

Republic of Ireland

A number of engines are listed in The Traction Engine Register in the ROI. some of these visit the UK for Events like Great Dorset Steam Fair. Others can be seen at the Irish steam rallies.

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New Zealand

Several Burrell machines reside in New Zealand.

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See also

• List of Named Vehicles
• List of Vehicles by registration number

Collector & preservation related

• Shows and Meets
• Clubs Listing
• Collections
• Museums List

Reference

• Wikipedia article ( A very brief entry originally)
• St Nicholas Works by Michael R. Lane, - ISBN 0-906290-07-4

Further reading

• History of the Steam Tram by H. A. Whitcombe, published by the Oakwood Press in 1961
• Burrell Showman's Road Locomotives: the story of Showman's type road locomotives manufactured by Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd, by Michael R. Lane

External links

• Burrell Museum
• Company history on Norfolk Museums site
• Thetford