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Chimneys

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Images about Chimneys

30 images from works
  • Four female torsos joined at the waist with garden features as heads; symbolising the four seasons in a garden. Etching by T. B., c. 1797.
  • Engineering: a large pumping station. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].
  • Gorey School, Ireland: ground plans and architectural details with printed text. Wood engraving by C.D. Laing, 1844.
  • Royal Naval Hospital Greenwich, viewed from afar with many ships in the foreground. Watercolour.
  • St John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London: the south side. Engraving by J. Peltro.
  • A cynical doctor describes the contents of his new cough mixture. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, 1844.
  • London and the River Thames seen from the south, from Westminster to Greenwich. Wood engraving by F. J. Smyth, 1845.
  • London and the River Thames seen from the south, from Westminster to Greenwich. Wood engraving by F. J. Smyth, 1845.
  • London and the River Thames seen from the south, from Westminster to Greenwich. Wood engraving by F. J. Smyth, 1845.
  • London and the River Thames seen from the south, from Westminster to Greenwich. Wood engraving by F. J. Smyth, 1845.
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Works from the collections

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    St John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London: the north side. Wood engraving.

    | Date: 1841 | Reference: 24516i
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    Specification of William Clerk : stoves and fire-places for dwellings, &c.

    Clerk, William | Date: 1854
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    Specification of Samuel Carson : removing air from chimney and other shafts.

    Carson, Samuel | Date: 1857
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    Specification of Stephen Jakins : preventing the smoking of chimneys, &c.

    Jakins, Stephen. | Date: 1866
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    Specification of John Johnson : prevention of smoke in chimneys.

    John Johnson | Date: 1854
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Related topics

United Kingdom
Smoke prevention
Fireplaces
Ventilation
Flues
Heating
Furnaces
Stoves
Smoke
Boilers

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