The Water Works at London Bridge for the supply of the City of London with Thames Water. Engrav'd for the Universal Magazine...

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The Water Works at London Bridge for the supply of the City of London with Thames Water. Engrav'd for the Universal Magazine...

From 1581, these waterworks provided a clean supply of Thames water for the City of London. They had 54,000 yards of pipe and 3,860 yards of lead. By 1821, the waterworks were supplying 10,000. The decision to build a new London Bridge meant the end of the venture, as water could no longer flow through the waterwheels at the same rate, and the City Corporation did not allow additional waterwheels.

Mounted in album with PAI1968-PAI2024, PAI2026-PAI2028.

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Object Details

ID:	PAI2025
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Places:	Unlinked place
Date made:	21 Oct 1805
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	209 mm x 265 mm
Parts:	Album of Marine Engravings (Album) View of Greenwich from Deptford. Engraved for Harrison's History of London. (Print) (PAI1968) View of Greenwich Hospital with shipping on the Thames (Print) (PAI1969) An exact Representation of the Engagement & Defeat of the Dutch Fleet, by Admiral Lord Duncan (Print) (PAI1970) An exact View of the glorious Defeat of the French Fleet under Marshall Conflans, by Admiral Sir Edward Hawke, on the 20th Novr 1759 (Print) (PAI1971) A South West View of Helston (Print) (PAI1972) Engagement between the British Fleet and the Spanish Armada off the Isle of Wight, 25th July 1588 (Print) (PAI1973) The Action near Cape Francois on the 21st Octr 1757 between... the Augusta Dreadnought & Edinburgh... Captn Forrest and seven French Men of War, when the latter were defeated... Engraved fro Russel's History of England (Print) (PAI1974) Whitby Bay (Print) (PAI1975) Embarkation of King Henry VIII at Dover, 31 May 1520, Preparatory to his Interview with Francis I (Print) (PAI1976) St Michael's Mount, Cornwall (Print) (PAI1977) The First and Last Inn, Lands End, Cornwall (Print) (PAI1978) The Great Sea Fight of Belle Isle... 20th Nov 1759 in which French Fleet under... Conflans was Defeated by the British Fleet commanded by... Lord Hawke. Engraved for Russel's History of England (Print) (PAI1979) The Engagement in the Mediterranean on the 28th Feby 1758 between the Monmouth... and the Foudroyant a French Man of War... in which the latter was taken (Print) (PAI1980) South View of the Land's End, Cornwall (Print) (PAI1981) Reduced etching of 'The Castle of Ischia' now Engraving... for the Art Union of London (Print) (PAI1982) West Cliff, Ramsgate, Kent (Print) (PAI1983) Northfleet, near Gravesend, Kent (Print) (PAI1984) Scene on the River Orwell, at Ipswich, Suffolk (Print) (PAI1985) Dover, from the Beach, Kent (Print) (PAI1986) North Shields, on the Tyne, Northumberland (Print) (PAI1987) The Suspension Bridge, near Bangor, Caernarvonshire (Print) (PAI1988) North Entrance of Burlington Arcade, london (Print) (PAI1989) Regent Circus, Oxford Street, London (Print) (PAI1990) Craft on a river running through an unidentified town (Print) (PAI1991) Naval Battle, with survivors clinging to wreckage in foreground (Print) (PAI1992) Scene with prisoners brought before a bishop, and galleys in a sea battle in backround (Print) (PAI1993) Design for a memorial column to Nelson (Print) (PAI1994) Sea Battle, with hand-to-hand fighting in the boats (Print) (PAI1995) Ship in a storm, with passengers praying (Print) (PAI1996) Allegorical scene with a young king on a ship being rowed by women (Print) (PAI1997) Ship in a storm, with crew and passengers (Print) (PAI1998) Boat in a storm with passengers pleading with someone leaping onto shore (Print) (PAI1999) Scene with shipping, one being pushed and towed off the beach (Print) (PAI2000) Ancient scene with soldiers and a woman being led away by a man in a toga (Print) (PAI2001) Arundel Castle (Print) (PAI2002) Scene with a ruin and men fishing from a river bank (Print) (PAI2003) Fort St George on the Coromandel Coast, belonging to the East India Company of England (Print) (PAI2004) London from the Monument (Print) (PAI2005) The Thames from Greenwich Park. From a Drawing in the possession of the Duke of Argyll (Print) (PAI2006) Leigh, taken near Southend (Print) (PAI2007) Northfleet (Print) (PAI2008) Erith and Belvidere (Print) (PAI2009) Gravesend (Print) (PAI2010) The Nelson on the Stocks, building at Woolwich in the Year 1814 (Print) (PAI2011) Launch of the Nelson at Woolwich July 4th 1814 (Print) (PAI2012) A royal visit to Greenwich Hospital (Print) (PAI2013) London Bridge (Print) (PAI2014) A Perspective View of the New Bridge at Westminster, Opened the 18th Nov 1750. Engrav'd for the Universal Magazine 1750... (Print) (PAI2015) A Prospect of the City of London, from St George's Fields, in Surrey Engrav'd for the New Universal Magazine (Print) (PAI2016) The South East Prospect of Westminster Engrav'd for the Universal Magazine... (Print) (PAI2017) The large sailing ship of Richard the IId (Print) (PAI2018) The Expedition of Africa, undertaken by the Duke de Bourbon, as General in Chief, with several other English & French Knights, at the entreaty of the Genoese (Print) (PAI2019) Delf-Ziel 1591 (Print) (PAI2020) The Battle of Trafalgar. From the Picture in the Hall of Greenwich Hospital (Print) (PAI2021) Gravesend (Print) (PAI2022) Boats off Calais. From the Picture in the Possession of J Naylor Esq (Print) (PAI2023) The Battle of Trafalgar. From the Picture in the Vernon Gallery (Print) (PAI2024) The Water Works at London Bridge for the supply of the City of London with Thames Water. Engrav'd for the Universal Magazine... (Print) (PAI2025) William Henry, Duke of Clarence... Attack of the French Squadron, commanded by...Bompart...by... Ships under the Command of [Warren]... October 12th (Print) (PAI2026) Ancient galley (Print) (PAI2027) A Perspective View of the City of Dublin, from Phoenix Park (Print) (PAI2028)