| Description | Water Works Engines (23 items).
1100. Borough Water Works, Southwark, London. Oct. 1795, Jan., Feb., Jun. 1796, Feb., Mar. 1797. 23 items.
Single-acting engine, with 30 inch cylinder, 8 foot stroke, chain connection.
Reverse general view of the engine, front view of the engine and section of the boiler, ground plan of the engine and boiler, plan of the top of the cylinder and boiler, plan of the working beam; reverse ground plan of the engine house (with alternative layout of boilers stuck on), outside view of the lever wall, section of the engine house at the middle, cross-section of the engine house, plans of the engine house above the spring and cylinder beams, elevation of the chimneys; working gear - partially coloured original and reverse drawings; piston road cap and cross bar, chain links, adjusting screw, martingales, arch plates for beam ends, stop pipes, beam straps and glands, air pump gudgeon and cross bar etc. - reverse drawings; pump - reverse drawing; section and plans of well, pipes and air vessel etc. - reverse drawings, Feb. & Mar. 1797. All these drawings bear letter codes.
Also draft [?] ground plan of the engine with centre line of old engine marked on, draft [?] section of the well and pumps; sketch section and plan of the well; large partially coloured plan of the works showing the chimneys, tower and well; plan of the works similar to the above with outline of engine and boilers; letter from Richard Dayus dated London, 21 Jun. 1796, re pumps etc.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 238. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 176.
For the Borough Water Works. Pumping engine, Park St., Southwark, London.
See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence (from Thomas Griffith).
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