| Description | 85. South Staffordshire Water Works. Jan., Mar., Apr., Jun., Oct., Nov. 1857, Jan., Mar., Apr., Jun. 1858. 19 items.
Two crank engines with 46 inch cylinders, 8 foot strokes, parallel motions, cast iron beams, cast iron connecting rods.
Longitudinal section of engine and pump - partially coloured drawing; cylinder and steam case etc. - partially coloured drawing.
Longitudinal section of the engine house etc., cross-section of the engine house and longitudinal section of boiler house, cross-sections of the engine house, sections and plans of the wells, cross-sections of boilers, plan of the tunnels and covering stones - partially coloured reverse drawings.
Working gear - partially coloured drawing; plan showing general arrangement of pipes etc. - partially coloured drawing (part of this drawing has been cut away); pump rods, plan and sections of girders and flooring, details of girders for carrying engine house floor, drain pipes for cold water cisterns - partially coloured drawings; pipes for delivery from air vessels - partially coloured reverse drawing; pipes for delivery from air vessels (large scale) - partially coloured original and reverse drawings; air vessels - partially coloured tracing; note about drawings not returned (later item, 1870s?).
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 1064.
For the South Staffordshire Water Works. The engine house was designed for three engines, and the third was added in 1864.
See also: Portfolio 6/7 (cylinder and steam case). |