| Description | 97a. West India Dock Co., London (SL). Mar. 1828, Jan. 1893. 5 items.
Single-acting engine, with 36 inch cylinder, 8 foot stroke, parallel motion, [cast iron beam].
Longitudinal section of the engine house, longitudinal section of the engine house and cross-section of the boiler house, longitudinal section of the boiler house and cross-section of the engine house, plan of the engine and boiler houses - partially coloured drawings made in the London office.
Also the following later item: sketch showing the arrangement of boilers, Jan. 1893.
For the West India Dock Co. Pumping engine, Blackwall, London. The engine was ordered in 1825, but, as it was not urgently required, it was suspended due to pressure of work at Soho in Nov. 1826. It was finally completed in 1828. These drawings, showing the engine as built, were made in the London office and sent to Soho at a later date.
See also: Portfolio 5/664c; Incoming Correspondence (from George & John Rennie). |