Dam the Thames : a matter of sanitation, comfort and economy : a plan for a tideless river in London.

Date:
1936
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Dam the Thames : a matter of sanitation, comfort and economy : a plan for a tideless river in London. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Authority or Business. Reason for Interest: in its simplest form. Fouad: boars Port of London Authority ... L.N-HR. and (8 hoes Ministry of Transport Ministry of Health Ship owners Barge owners .. Tug owners Watermen oe ae Power Stations, Gas Works London County Council London Passenger Transport Goods shippers Metropolitan Water Board ... Thames Conservancy The public at large ... Factories, Breweries, etc. Navigation, docks, savings in expenses. Increase of their activity and saving in costs. Revival of their use. Direct connection, north and south, and relief of roundabout lines, Relief of traffic congestion in Kast and Central London, direct connection of North and South Circulars. Elimination of 80% pollution. Facility of navigation for ships to docks and wharves. Elimination of time _ losses due to tides. Elimination of strain on hulls. Increase of activity, by reduction of cost of transport services competing with road services. Fuel supply at all times, cheaper and cleaner water supply. Elimination of Woolwich Ferry. Direct connection of four N. and S. ’bus lines, Reduction of costs of handling and transport of goods. Reduction of quantity of water taken from mains. Freedom to let out its surplus waters at any time. Increase of sundry river amenities. Increase in the supply of water from existing wells.
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