| Description | Water Works Engines (31 items).
1084. The New River Co., Tottenham Court Road, London (FN). Jan., Feb., Jun., Aug. 1848. 31 items.
50 horse power side lever boat engine for land, with [39½ inch cylinder], 3½ foot stroke.
Drawings sent from the London office to Soho:
"Sketch showing the Introduction of a 50 horse Boat land Engine, Tottenham Court Road, to suit the present engine house" - tracing of plan and sections of the engine house; side view of the engine, plan of the engine and steam box and pump gearing - sent to Soho 17 Jan. 1848; cross-section of the engine house - sent to Soho 28 Jan. 1848; partially coloured section of 50 horse boat boiler - sent to Soho 1 Feb. 1848.
Drawings made at Soho:
Side and front views of the engine - original and reverse drawings; reverse plan of the engine and pump gear platforms, longitudinal section of the engine platforms, cross-sections of the engine and pump gear platforms, plan of the tunnels, plan of the engine and boiler and pump gearing, transverse sections of the engine and boiler and pump gearing houses, longitudinal sections of the engine and pump gearing houses; longitudinal section of the boiler house - partially coloured original and reverse drawings; shafting and pump gearing, headstocks for pump gearing - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings; steam and feed pipes - partially coloured reverse drawing; pump for returning waste water to reservoir - 2 partially coloured original and 2 partially coloured reverse drawings; wheel and pinion for working pumps. All these drawings except the last item bear letter codes.
Also the following rough sketches: boiler for 2 25 horse engines used for 50 horse engine FN; sketch by James Brown of pump for returning water to reservoir; spur wheel and rod; small tracing of plan of headstocks [?]; sketch of parts of gearing.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 990. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 182.
For The New River Co. Pumping engine, Tottenham Court Road, London. According to a note on one of the drawings this engine was for supplying water to Hampstead. This engine was erected near the 20 horse independent engine erected on this site in 1835 [see Portfolio 5/1087]. In 1850-1851 a 66 inch inverted engine was moved to this site from Broken Wharf [see Portfolio 5/1092].
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