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work force-pumps, which raise 42 gallons per stroke and work at
about the rate of sixteen strokes a minute. The steam is generated
by three Cornish boilers. The water is pumped to the high-level
district in connexion with the reservoir on Woolwich Common.
The New Well was sunk in the year 1868. It is 100 ft. in
depth and has headings. It is lined with iron cylinders to a depth
of about 75 ft. The water is pumped by two Cornish engines;
of these one works a lift-pump, which raises 300 gallons per stroke,
and the other a force-pump, which distributes 200 gallons per
stroke. The latter works against a head of 180 ft. and pumps
the water to the reservoir at New Cross. The steam is generated
by five Cornish boilers working at a pressure of 35 lb.
The Bath Well gets its name from a neighbouring street,
Cold Bath Street. It was sunk in the year 1874. The depth of
the well is 100 ft. and it has headings which extend for 80 ft. to a
bore-hole which is situated beneath a disused well. The diameter
of the well is 10 ft. and the upper part is lined with iron cylinders
to a depth of 70 ft. The water is raised by a Cornish engine
(brought here from Charlton, dated 1859) which works a lift-pump
and a force-pump. The lift-pump raises 240 gallons per stroke
from the well, and of this water so raised the force-pump lifts
100 gallons per stroke to Greenwich Park, working against a head
of from 150 to 160 ft. The remainder of the water raised by the
lift-pump flows to the covered reservoir. The steam for the
engine is generated by three Cornish boilers working at a pressure
of 35 lb. Near the Bath Well is a disused engine house.
There are two reservoirs capable of storing 2,000,000 gallons.
The reservoirs are covered by concrete arches built on brick walls,
and the arrangement of the walls insures a circulation of the
water in the reservoir.
According to the report given by the Secretary of the
Company, the engines at Deptford have a total horse-power
of 858.
New Cross.—The station at New Cross is situated in
Jerningham Road, Hatcham, not far from the church dedicated
to St. James. It consists of a reservoir, built in brick, arched
over, and covered with turf. It is capable of holding 1,750,000
gallons. The top water line is 163 ft. above ordnance datum.