| Description | Water Works Engines (23 items).
1122. East London Water Works (L & V). Sep., Dec 1807, Jan., Mar.-May 1808. 23 items.
Two crank engines, with 36 inch cylinders, 8 foot strokes, parallel motions, cast iron beams, [cast iron connecting rods].
Proposed plans:
Reverse plan of engine and boiler house, longitudinal section of engine house, Dec. 1807 showing 2 crank engines with 30¾ inch cylinders back to back (the plan is marked "this plan not adopted" and the section has an elevation of the engine house on the back); longitudinal section of engine house and plan of the engine house and boilers by Ralph Walker, Jan. 1808, showing 2 crank engines with 34 inch cylinders side by side; reverse sketch longitudinal section of engine house and plan of engine house and boilers, Mar. 1808, showing 2 crank engines side by side; undated longitudinal section of engine house and plan of engine house and boilers showing 2 crank engines with 36 inch cylinders side by side. All these drawings except Walker's and the last item bear letter codes.
Reverse plan of the engine house and boilers, side view of one of the engines and pumps (partially shaded), cross-section of the engine house showing the pumps, cross-section of the engine house at the cylinder end, plan of the foundations of the boilers and engine house, longitudinal section of boiler, cross-section of the boilers; working gear - 2 reverse front and side views (also used for Kent Water Works); outer end parallel motion - original and reverse drawings (also used for Kent Water Works, Mar. 1810); beams, support for the crank plummer block, beams for the upper floor - reverse drawings; pumps and air vessels - original and partially shaded reverse drawings; list of parts for engine L; sketch sections and plan of the ground, calculations etc. - 2 sheets; section of the well sent by Ralph Walker. All the drawings except the last 3 items.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 589. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 178.
For the East London Water Works. Pumping engines. The company later bought two 60 inch engines in 1817 and 1826 [see Portfolios 5/1121a and b], and also a 54 inch engine from the York Buildings Water Works in 1824 [see Portfolio 5/1120].
See also: 4/92 and 93 (Engine Order Books No. 6 and 7).
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