Oil mill, Carshalton, Sutton
Date
1778-9
Creator
John Smeaton (1724 - 1792, British) , Civil Engineer
Object type
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Material
Dimensions
height (page): 530mm
width (page): 335mm
width (page): 335mm
Subject
Description
Two designs for an oil mill at Carshalton. Top depicts the frame for the main axis and the bottom depicts the press for the mill. Both contain notes identifying individual parts, both in a scale of 1:36 inches per foot.
Top design: Signed and dated [1778] in the bottom right corner and inscribed ‘Upright of the main frame for supporting the great axis that carry the stones for Shepley’s oyl-mill at Carshalton’
Bottom: Signed and dated [1779] in the bottom right corner and inscribed ‘2nd Sketch for the new disposition of the presses for Shepley’s oil mill at Carshalton’
Original drawing from Designs by the late John Smeaton made on various occasions in the course of his employment as a Civil Engineer from the year 175[?] to 179[?], Volume 2. Containing Designs for Mills and Hydraulic Engines. Collected and arranged by John Farey, 1821.
John Smeaton (1724-1792) was a British civil engineer, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1753.
John Farey (1766-1826) was a British geologist and surveyor, he worked on the published reports of John Smeaton’s work between 1809 and 1812.
Top design: Signed and dated [1778] in the bottom right corner and inscribed ‘Upright of the main frame for supporting the great axis that carry the stones for Shepley’s oyl-mill at Carshalton’
Bottom: Signed and dated [1779] in the bottom right corner and inscribed ‘2nd Sketch for the new disposition of the presses for Shepley’s oil mill at Carshalton’
Original drawing from Designs by the late John Smeaton made on various occasions in the course of his employment as a Civil Engineer from the year 175[?] to 179[?], Volume 2. Containing Designs for Mills and Hydraulic Engines. Collected and arranged by John Farey, 1821.
John Smeaton (1724-1792) was a British civil engineer, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1753.
John Farey (1766-1826) was a British geologist and surveyor, he worked on the published reports of John Smeaton’s work between 1809 and 1812.
Object history
Smeaton’s Designs were received by bequest of Mr Edward Farey in November 1913 as indicated in the copies of outgoing correspondence bound in the New Letter Books of the Royal Society, NLB/49/185 and NLB/49/312.
The collection was originally purchased after Smeaton’s death in 1795 by Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society and member of the Committee of the Smeaton Society of Civil Engineers. The committee undertook to publish a comprehensive selection of reports on the drawings which was entrusted to John Farey sr (1766-1826) and assisted by his better-known son John Farey jr (1791-1851) mechanical engineer and Fellow of the Royal Society. The work began in 1809 and resulted in three published volumes, Reports of the late John Smeaton FRS, made on various occasions of his employment as a civil engineer, London, 1812.
The collection was originally purchased after Smeaton’s death in 1795 by Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society and member of the Committee of the Smeaton Society of Civil Engineers. The committee undertook to publish a comprehensive selection of reports on the drawings which was entrusted to John Farey sr (1766-1826) and assisted by his better-known son John Farey jr (1791-1851) mechanical engineer and Fellow of the Royal Society. The work began in 1809 and resulted in three published volumes, Reports of the late John Smeaton FRS, made on various occasions of his employment as a civil engineer, London, 1812.
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