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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.

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

Specification of William Clerk : stoves and fire-places for dwellings, &c.

Specification of Samuel Carson : removing air from chimney and other shafts.

Specification of Stephen Jakins : preventing the smoking of chimneys, &c.

Specification of John Johnson : prevention of smoke in chimneys.

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Chimneys

Images from the collections

Images about Chimneys

Works from the collections

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

Specification of William Clerk : stoves and fire-places for dwellings, &c.

Specification of Samuel Carson : removing air from chimney and other shafts.

Specification of Stephen Jakins : preventing the smoking of chimneys, &c.

Specification of John Johnson : prevention of smoke in chimneys.

Chimneys

Images from the collections

Images about Chimneys

Works from the collections

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

Specification of William Clerk : stoves and fire-places for dwellings, &c.

Specification of Samuel Carson : removing air from chimney and other shafts.

Specification of Stephen Jakins : preventing the smoking of chimneys, &c.

Specification of John Johnson : prevention of smoke in chimneys.

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