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NOTE OF LOCALITIES, ENGINES, ETC. 

 Tank. 



There is a Tank for the general supply of Water always 

 kept full, and the water always on, in the centre of the Court 

 next Great Russell Street. 



IRON MAINS AND STATIONARY ENGINES. 



An Iron Main, nine inches in diameter, lies round part of 

 the outside of the Buildings, and also round part of the Inte- 

 rior Quadrangle ; it lies under the surface of the ground, and 

 is kept always full of water by the New River Company. The 

 outer Main has connected with it fourteen fire-cocks — these 

 are proposed to he increased to thirty, each prepared to 

 receive two sets of hose. Six fire-cocks — proposed to be in- 

 creased to ten — are also connected with the inner Main. 



An Iron Main upon the Roof of the Buildings extends 

 along the whole length of the four sides of the Quadrangle. 

 Connected with it are Six Stationary Engines numbered 11 

 to 16, these numbers being in continuation of those placed 

 upon the moveable Engines. These six stationary Engines 

 are, one on the East side of the centre of the East Wing ; two 

 on the North side of the North Wing ; one on the East side 

 of the West Wing ; and one on the East, and one on the 

 West end of the South Wing. 



This Iron Main is provided with twenty-nine fire-cocks at 

 equal distances, Nos. 17 to 45 : the hose, pipes, and branches 

 for which are kept in boxes by the side of the Engines. 

 The fire-cocks commence with No. 17 at the South end of the 

 West Wing, and proceed to No. 45 at the West end of the 

 South Wing. 



FIRE-COCKS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS. 



East Wing. — Three, Nos. 46 to 48, supplied from Cis- 

 terns above, in the Stone Staircase of the East side of the 

 centre of the King's Library ; i. e., two, No. 47 and 48, on 

 the Upper Floor, and one, No. 46, on Ground Floor ; the 

 Hose belonging to them is kept under the Cisterns in the 

 same passage. 



