Record

Ref NoMS 3147/5/601
TitleSomerset Coal Canal, 1805.
LevelFile
Date1805
DescriptionPumping and Canal Engines. (8 items).

Single-acting engine, with 52 inch cylinder, 8 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam.

Coloured original and reverse general view of the engine and pump, plan of the engine, boilers and pump; reverse plan of the engine houses and boilers, plan of the lander and pump, sections of the engine house, sections of boilers and chimney, drawings of the cistern; reverse drawing of the pump pit head frame and direct copy of situation of the engine house, showing canal and 2 engines (these drawings are on a sheet marked "This fair copy made Aug. 1827"); sketch plan of the air pump and condenser etc. All the drawings except the last item bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 529. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 136.

For the Somersetshire Coal Canal Lock Fund Co.
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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