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BW192/1

"Grand Junction Canal Construction of Foxton Lift 1898-9"

Description

Photograph album consisting of 60 black and white and sepia photographs documenting the construction and opening of the Foxton Inclined Plane. The album belonged to Gordon Cale Thomas who was the designer of the inclined plane.

Date

1898-1899

Reference code

BW192/1

Extent & medium

1 album

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Narrowboat going down Foxton Locks
Canal at Foxton with the inclined plane in the background
Top of Foxton Inclined Plane
Construction workers at Foxton Inclined Plane
Construction of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Construction of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Dry basin at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Dry basin at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Construction at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Workers in the dry basin at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Haulage wheel pit in the dry basin at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Gordon Thomas at the bottom of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Gordon Thomas in the dry basin at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Construction of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Construction of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Construction of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Construction of the chimney and engine house at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Construction of the engine house at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Engine house and chimney at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Top of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Boilers in the engine house at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Hydraulic stand pipe at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Hydraulic pump at the top of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Engine house, winding drum and chimney at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Engine house, winding drum and chimney at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Engine house and chimney at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Engine house and chimney at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Top of Foxton Inclined Plane
Pulley wheel and engine house at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Steam engine being positioned at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Steam engine being lifted into the engine house at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Gordon Cale Thomas and wife on the Foxton Inclined Plane during wheel positioning
Caisson tank construction at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Caisson tank construction at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Workers constructing a caisson tank at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Workers sat on a caisson tank at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Caisson tanks under construction on the Foxton Inclined Plane
Caisson tanks on the Foxton Inclined Plane
Caisson tanks on the Foxton Inclined Plane
Caisson tank construction on the Foxton Inclined Plane
Incline entrance, engine house and chimney at the top of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Top entrance to the Foxton Inclined Plane
Top entrance to the Foxton Inclined Plane
Caisson tank on the Foxton Inclined Plane
Caisson tank on the Foxton Inclined Plane
Caisson tank on the Foxton Inclined Plane
Caisson tanks on the Foxton Inclined Plane
Entrance at the bottom of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Boat in one of the caisson tanks at the bottom of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Caisson tank filled with water and partly submerged in the lower basin at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Upper basin at the Foxton Inclined Plane
Lower basin at the Foxton Inclined Plane
A Fellows, Morton & Clayton Limited narrowboat in a submerged caisson tank at the bottom of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Two Fellows, Morton & Clayton Limited narrowboats travelling in the caisson tanks on the Foxton Inclined Plane
Upper basin at the Foxton Inclined Plane
A gathering of people in the entrance channel at the top of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Workmen in the entrance channel at the top of Foxton Inclined Plane
Gordon Thomas and two other men standing in front of a white cottage
Gordon Thomas standing by the side of an office building with engineers and managers of the Foxton Inclined Plane
Gordon Thomas with engineers and managers of the Foxton Inclined Plane sat in a room

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