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Fountains in Trafalgar Square
Illustrated description of recent reconstruction work; walls of two original outer basins in Square, each of which holds about 40,000 gal of water, have been retained; new portland stone inner basins consist of two superimposed circular basins; pumps and associated apparatus are housed in reinforced concrete chamber constructed below pavement; basins are filled initially from Metropolitan Water Board's mains; thereafter water is circulated mainly by three centrifugal pumps; particulars of water displays and floodlighting. (See also Engineering v 166 n 4318 Oct 29 1948 p 414-6)
Fountains in Trafalgar Square
Illustrated description of recent reconstruction work; walls of two original outer basins in Square, each of which holds about 40,000 gal of water, have been retained; new portland stone inner basins consist of two superimposed circular basins; pumps and associated apparatus are housed in reinforced concrete chamber constructed below pavement; basins are filled initially from Metropolitan Water Board's mains; thereafter water is circulated mainly by three centrifugal pumps; particulars of water displays and floodlighting. (See also Engineering v 166 n 4318 Oct 29 1948 p 414-6)
Engineering Index Backfile | 1948
Trafalgar Square : emblem of empire
| TIBKAT | 1976