Visitors stepped back in time as rare engines roared to life and the scent of coal hung in the air.
The annual Wessex Midsummer Vintage Show took place at Greenhill Farm, Bradley Road, near Southwick, on Saturday, June 20, and Sunday, June 21.
It was organised by the Wessex Stationary Engine Club and featured a large collection of classic steam and mechanical machinery.
Eric Gay, chairman of the club, said: "We are so lucky to have a show venue near Southwick.
"It’s ideal for a large event like ours and we are lucky with the weather especially on midsummer day.
"We are delighted to be here at Greenhall Farm and thank all involved to make this show a success.
"This show all started with four good friends and me and it’s grown like Topsy."
The show went ahead despite warnings of extreme heat and attracted hundreds of visitors.
Among the standout attractions was a steam-powered Aveling and Porter road roller from 1891, brought to the show by Zack Elliott and named Invicta.
Mr Elliott said: "This Vintage show is one of the best on the vintage calendars.
"It’s a show without any stress."
The event included classic cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles and more than 50 stationary engines, static displays and craft bygones.
Andrew Randall, a Trowbridge-based exhibitor, said he was so inspired by a past show that he bought a stationary engine on the spot – and now owns dozens.
He said: "Now I am so taken by showing at these types of events I seem to have now collected scores of these fascinating vintage machines that were used for decades to drive machinery such as generators, pumps for mills and farm machinery."
Mark Taylor, a vintage enthusiast from Southwick, ran the working display section and showcased traditional wood saws, including an Acrow Walden saw bench belt driven from a Lister stationary engine.
Mr Taylor said: "I live in Southwick village so this my local show and just love putting some of my vintage items on show and carrying out a working display.
"I first got involved in wood cutting the traditional way from my late grandfather Bill who encouraged and taught me the skills of how wood cutting was carried out in years gone by."
The two-day show was supporting the club’s chosen charity, the Children’s Hospice Southwest.
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