| Description | Water Works Engines (25 items).
1087. The New River Co., Tottenham Court Road, London (PG). May 1832, Jan. 1834, May 1835, Jul. 1846. 25 items.
20 horse power independent crank engine, with [25½ inch cylinder, 3½ foot stroke, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod].
Plans of proposed vertical engines:
Plans and sections of the engine house and pumps (unmarked); sketch section of engine and pumps.
Drawings of the 20 horse engine etc.:
Plan of the engine, boilers and pumps marked "Hunter & English's Proposed Plan for New River Co.'s 20 horse engine at Tottenham - not adopted, May 1835"; reverse plan of the engine and boiler and pumps, side view of the engine and well, plan of the tunnel, cross-section of the engine and boiler; plan and sections of the boiler - partially coloured original and reverse drawings (the boiler was a marine-type boiler for 2 10 horse engines built speculatively in 1832 and sold to the New River Co. in 1835); pump and air vessel - partially coloured original, partially coloured reverse and press copy drawings; pump - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings. All these drawings except the first item bear letter codes.
Also sketch section of the boiler; pencil plan of foundations [?]; "Section of the New Road from Camden Town to the Seven Sisters and from thence to the River Lea", Jan. 1833 [mis-dated, should be Jan. 1834?] - tracing of plan showing roads, reservoirs, New River, River Lea, engine house etc.; "Proposed Extension of Works - Section of the New Road from Camden Town to the Seven Sisters and from thence to the River Lea", Jan. 1834; plan of the grounds adjoining the reservoir, May 1835; sketch section of the engine house; press copy sketch elevation and plan of the engine house; press copy plan of the engine house; sketch section of the river at the situation of the engine; draft plan of the engine, boilers and pumps [?].
Also the following later items: crank spur wheel "as strengthened for working the pumps of the 20 horse engine at Tottenham Court Road" - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Jul. 1846.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 801. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 180.
For the New River Co. Pumping engine, Tottenham Court Road, London. Initially a vertical engine with a 66 inch cylinder and 9 foot stroke was proposed for this site. A 50 horse boat engine was erected alongside this engine in 1848 [see Portfolio 5/1084]. In 1850-1851 a 66 inch inverted engine was moved to this site from Broken Wharf [see Portfolio 5/1092].
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