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Woolwich Dockyard, London, 1839, 1840, 1842

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/663

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MS 3147/5/663
Title
Woolwich Dockyard, London, 1839, 1840, 1842
Date
1839, 1840, 1842
Description

Dock and Harbour Engines (16 items).

Single-acting engine, with 36 inch cylinder, 8 foot stroke, parallel motion, [cast iron beam].

Reverse plan of the engine and boiler houses, longitudinal section of engine house and plan of tunnel, transverse sections of engine and boiler houses and boiler, longitudinal section of boiler, proposed external elevation of engine house and eastern end of smithery; 36 inch pump - partially coloured reverse drawings; plan and elevation of steam and feed pipes - original drawing and press copy; working gear bracket; pump for injection and filling tank - partially coloured reverse drawings; section of pump and well - reverse drawing; air vessel and delivery pipes for the 10 inch pump; small note re the main gudgeon; press copy sketch plan of the engine and boiler houses; pencil drawing of elevation of the eastern end of the smithery. Most of the reverse drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 926. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 152.

For the Honourable the Commissioners of the Navy, ordered by James Walker. Pumping engine, Woolwich Dockyard.

See also: Portfolio 6/71.

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Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Woolwich Dockyard, London, 1839, 1840, 1842