238 ADDITIONAL NOTES ON TREE-rRUNK WATER-PIPES. 



.and across the bridge over the Tyne to Gateshead. " The 

 length of this pipe was 5,430 yards, and it is said was purchased 

 by Yarnold from a broken-up work in London, probably that of 

 Peter Morrys, w^hose water-wheels in the arches of London 

 Bridge were now becoming eclipsed by the bolder and more 

 comprehensive schemes of Sir Hugh Mydelton.'"' 



It seems most probable that the " broken-up work in 

 London" was either that of the company formed in 1594 

 ifor supplying tlie western part of the City [Hydvaulia p. 30), or 

 that of the company formed in 1691 {Hydvaulia p. 33) for 

 supplying a part ot Westminster. Both of these companies soon 

 o-ot into difficulties, while the London Bridge Works, as we 

 have seen, were in full vigour at the beginning of the igth 

 century. 



Mr. Heslop also tells me that : — 



" In later times these elm tree pipes were made by the Incorporated Company 

 ■ of Honse Carj^enters ' ancient!}' called Wrights,' and the augers used in pipe- 

 boring were j^reserved on the walls of their Meeting House in Newcastle until 

 as late as about the year 1847." 



I have already mentioned the great difficulty of foreseeing 

 where information about wooden water - pipes may be 

 obtained, or which persons are likely to possess any. \'ery 

 recently it occurred to me that Mr. E. Woodall, of Oswestry, 

 Shropshire, chief proprietor and editor of the Osivestry and 

 Bovdev Counties' Advevtisev, was, of all men, perhaps the most 

 likely to have noted their presence. For a special feature of his 

 newspaper is a column devoted to " Bye-Gones," for which 

 -contributions are invited upon the Antiquities, Ancient Records, 

 Old Customs, &c., &c., of Wales and the Border Counties. 

 Yet, Mr. Woodall kindly informs me, in a letter dated October ist, 

 1903, that nothing about tree-trunk water-pipes has appeared 

 in " Bye-Gones," and that having looked through the index 

 of AvchcBologia Camhvensis he finds no mention of them there. 

 He has also no recollection of the discovery of any in the 

 Border Counties. It would be difficult to mention anything 

 which could more fully justify the collection of what is known 

 about Tree-Trunk Water-Pipes. 



6 Mr. Heslop tells me that he had the advantage of being able to search the 

 Library ot Mr. R. Welford, author of a History of A'ewcastle, for information on this 

 •subject, but could find only that given in Main's pamphlet. 



