Volume 1

Hydraulia; an historical and descriptive account of the water-works of London, and the contrivances for supplying other great cities, in different ages and countries / By William Matthews.

  • William Matthews
Date:
1835
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Credit: Hydraulia; an historical and descriptive account of the water-works of London, and the contrivances for supplying other great cities, in different ages and countries / By William Matthews. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Page pose. Pusillanimity of the Corporation of London. Enterprising spirit of Sir Hugh Myddelton: engages to construct it at hisown expense: his great difficulties, and refusal of the Corporation to render him any assistance. Pecuniary means for completing the Works afforded by James I. Rejoicings on the occasion of Water first enter- ing the Reservoir at Clerkenwell. Mr. Robert Mylne’s monumental erections to the Memory of Sir Hugh Myddelton at Amwell, with Inscriptions. Place of his Birth, and pecuniary circumstances at the time of his Det wa. sae «He TR ee tye haa ee ORs. oy aes oe Cuap. [V.—Advantages of the New River to London. Ori- ginal cost of its construction. Charter granted to the Company, and powers conferred by it. Commissioners for annually inspecting the condition of the New River. Its length, width, depth and fall. Number of bridges erected over it. Sources of water for its purposes. Balance engine at the River Lea. Heights of Reser- voirs. Machinery: Boultonand Watt’s Steam Engine: its register, Miles of wooden pipes: their disadvan- tages. Use of iron pipes adopted: their great strength and efficiency. Extent of district, number of houses, and quantity of water supplied. Steam Engine at Broken Wharf. Situation and dimensions of different Reser- voirs. Mode of clearing the water before it flows tothe cisterns of the inhabitants. Gratuitous offer to supply it for the purpose of free baths. Amount of capital. expended in forming and improving the works. Settling Reservoirs at Stoke Newington . =. .. « «+ « 56 Cuap. V.—Origin of Chelsea Water Works. Act of Parlia- ment and Charter for incorporating the Company. Dif- ferent Grants from Government. Amount of Capital: modes of raising it at various periods. Great but unsuccessful exertions. Reserved Fund and its objects. Situation of the Works. Inquiries concerning the me- thods of Filtering at various places. Construction of Filter-beds to purify all their Water: dimensions, ar- rangement, mode of operation, and quantity of Water filtered. Materials employed in forming the Filter-beds. Improvement of the Reservoir in the Green Park. Dis- trict, number of Houses, and quantity of Water supplied 81
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