Drainage Collection

Cleaning out roadside drainage ditches which had become overgrown using JCB digger, England, February

Reflections in a puddle on a road in the Trossachs Scotland UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Pipes connected to kitchen sink and washing machine

Glass-reinforced polyester (GRP) roof valley, close-up

Pipe Laying to Cottages - January 1949
A Cub Priestman Excavator and a labourer with a shovel working on a ditch. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N30248

Kerid explosion crater with lake of green water, near Reykjavik, Iceland, Polar Regions

London / Embankment / 1867
A section of the Thames Embankment, showing the Subway, the Pneumatic Railway, the Metropolitan and District Railway and the Low-Level Sewer

Drainage Grid
A Needham Stockport drainage grid. 19th century

St. Mary-in-the-Marsh, Romney Marsh, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Underground works at the junction of Hampstead-Road, Euston-Road, and Tottenham-Court-Road, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Underground works at the junction of Hampstead-Road, Euston-Road, and Tottenham-Court-Road, 1864. View showing...what extensive subterranean works are being constructed in different parts of London

London Main-Drainage Works: Aqueduct at Abbey Mills, Stratford, 1864. Creator: Unknown
London Main-Drainage Works: Aqueduct at Abbey Mills, Stratford, 1864. The Illustration shows the manner in which the numerous waterways

London Main-Drainage Works: view of the outfall of the Northern Drainage at Barking Creek, 1864. Creator: Unknown
London Main-Drainage Works: view of the outfall of the Northern Drainage at Barking Creek, 1864. Illustration of works on...the great northern outfall on the Essex side of the Thames

The Metropolitan Main-drainage works: machinery for lifting the sewage, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Metropolitan Main-drainage works: machinery for lifting the sewage, 1864. Diagram of...the outfall of the southern system at Crossness

The Metropolitan Main-drainage works at Crossness, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Metropolitan Main-drainage works at Crossness, [Bexley], 1864. View of...the works at this important outlet for the whole of the sewage drained from the area on the south side of the Thames

Illustration depicting a 19th century, draining (drainage) plough and different drain types
5311486 Illustration depicting a 19th century, draining (drainage) plough and different drain types; (add.info.: Date: 1862); Universal History Archive/UIG

Mr Whiteley's design for central heating and hot water system
5307929 Mr Whiteley's design for central heating and hot water system.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Mr Whiteley's design for central heating)

Hazards of a 19th Century household, 1850
3359129 Hazards of a 19th Century household, 1850; (add.info.: Hazards of a 19th Century household, including taxes, rats, black beetles, cockroaches, arsenic fumes, stinking drains)

Mine being drained by a rag-and-chain pump powered by overshot water wheel. At right is detail of section of pipe K
531489 Mine being drained by a rag-and-chain pump powered by overshot water wheel. At right is detail of section of pipe K. From Agricola De re metallica, Basle, 1556.; Universal History Archive/UIG

A skeleton pump
5307314 A skeleton pump.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a skeleton pump. This type of pump was used to drain Norfolk Fens. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician. Archimedes screw for raising water from one level to another
531061 Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician. Archimedes screw for raising water from one level to another. Hand-coloured engraving, London, 1815; Universal History Archive/UIG

Drainage Work near a Railroad Bridge, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Drainage Work near a Railroad Bridge, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of

Workmen inspect the underground sewer tunnel that extends from under the Mersey tunnel mouth to Ranelagh Street in central Liverpool. 18th January 1963

fern, osmunda regalis
Unfurled frond or leaf of Osmunda regalis Royal Fern or Flowering Fern covered in soft, greyish white downy hairs. Deciduous herbaceous plant now rare due to wetland drainage

Bells Moor shieling 28914_054
Bells Moor, Northumberland. Medieval or Post Medieval shieling earthworks

Sand patterns, Pjorsa River, Near Selfoss, Iceland

Ponteland Church, Northumberland, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ponteland Church, Northumberland, 1854. Church of St Mary the Virgin, ...built, probably, in the early part of the thirteenth century, although its tower betokens an earlier date

Billingsgate New Market, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Billingsgate New Market [in London], 1854. The New Market is covered with semicircular roofs of galvanised corrugated iron

Fowler's New Subsoil Draining Plough, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Fowler's New Subsoil Draining Plough, 1850. An experimental trial of Fowler's Patent Draining Plough and Machinery took place...in a field at the back of Mr

The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Base of Column, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Base of Column, 1850....the construction of drainage is shown

Stock Sound, 1940. Creator: Eric Hallstrom
Stock Sound, 1940. Two workers carry out street work in a wintry Stocksund, outside Stockholm

Laying drainage tiles Wisconsin USA early 1900s

London First Sewage System Fleet Streets Street
london, first, sewage, system, fleet, streets, street, sew, 1845, cholera, epidemics, great, stink, miasmas, combined, create, death, rate, higher, forcing, reformers, face, urban, planning, policy

Men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into the tunnels under the streets of London to unblock the sewers with a combing method. Date: 1881

Conductor Head, 1937. Creator: Ivar Julius
Conductor Head, 1937

DDE-90026624
New Zealand, South Island, Arrowsmith Range. View of the South fork of Ashburton River drainage. Date: 14/05/2005

Plan and elevation of a Regency neoclassical ice house, 1817 (engraving)
5912707 Plan and elevation of a Regency neoclassical ice house, 1817 (engraving) by British School, (19th century); (add.info.: Plan and elevation of a Regency neoclassical ice house)

New Drainage System Has Its Problem At Headingly England V West Indies England V West Indies Ist One Day International Headingley, Leeds, England 21 May 2009 Date: 21 May 2009

The Dyke, 1921 (oil on canvas)
3744064 The Dyke, 1921 (oil on canvas) by Kiddier, William (1859-1934); 83.8x96.5 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle); eNottingham City Museums & Galleries; British

London Main-Drainage Works, Aqueduct at Abbey Mills, Stratford (engraving)
1103301 London Main-Drainage Works, Aqueduct at Abbey Mills, Stratford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Main-Drainage Works)

Fuchsia Wheat (colour litho)
2798215 Fuchsia Wheat (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fucense wheat. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 17 September 1899.); © Look and Learn

Agricultural Implements at the Smithfield Club Show (engraving)
1608405 Agricultural Implements at the Smithfield Club Show (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural Implements at the Smithfield Club Show)

Vauxhall Bridge on the River Thames in 1817
Vauxhall Bridge, initially named Regent Bridge, over the River Thames, London. built in 1816. Nine-span bridge designed by engineer James Walker with cast iron arches and stone piers

Sewer, Cloaca Maxima, c. 100 BC (photo) (see also 276588)
ANC276587 Sewer, Cloaca Maxima, c.100 BC (photo) (see also 276588) by Roman; Rome, Italy; eGeoff Garvey; out of copyright

Underground Reservoir at Crossness 1865
Interior of the underground reservoir of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness in 1865, officially opened by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) in that year

London Metropolitan Main Drainage at Crossness 1865
London Metropolitan Main Drainage: the southern outfall works (machine house) at Crossness (about 3km below Woolwich) - interior view. Date: 1865

Drainage System (photo)
ANC276589 Drainage System (photo) by Minoan; Ayia Triada, Crete; eGeoff Garvey; out of copyright

The new Fucense Wheat (colour litho)
2798210 The new Fucense Wheat (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new Fucense Wheat)

The Mersey Tunnel (engraving)
1061793 The Mersey Tunnel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mersey Tunnel)

Drainage of Whittlesea Mere, Appolds Pump (engraving)
1102431 Drainage of Whittlesea Mere, Appolds Pump (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drainage of Whittlesea Mere, Appolds Pump)

The Great Yu draining the Empire (litho)
1266075 The Great Yu draining the Empire (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutchinsons History of the Nations published circa 1920 s)

Coupe d une tranchee dans un terrain marneux desseche au moyen de tubes de drainage, avec collecteurs (engraving)
3645178 Coupe d une tranchee dans un terrain marneux desseche au moyen de tubes de drainage, avec collecteurs (engraving) by French School

The concrete mills at Plaistow (engraving)
587132 The concrete mills at Plaistow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The concrete mills at Plaistow, London)

Boring Operation (engraving)
587122 Boring Operation (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boring operation, near Grays Inn Lane, in connection with the main drainage of the metropolis)

Gigantic Steam-Engine for Draining the Haarlem Lake (engraving)
1617370 Gigantic Steam-Engine for Draining the Haarlem Lake (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gigantic Steam-Engine for Draining the Haarlem Lake)

The Drainage of Whittlesea Mere (engraving)
1625556 The Drainage of Whittlesea Mere (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Drainage of Whittlesea Mere)

Ouvriers posant des tuyaux de drainage (engraving)
5993163 Ouvriers posant des tuyaux de drainage (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ouvriers posant des tuyaux de drainage)

Abbey Mills Pumping Station (engraving)
587131 Abbey Mills Pumping Station (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior view of the Abbey Mills Pumping Station, on Abbey Lane, London)

Metropolitan Main Drainage (engraving)
587130 Metropolitan Main Drainage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Metropolitan Main Drainage: general view of the Abbey Mills Pumping Station)

Main drainage of the metropolis (engraving)
587124 Main drainage of the metropolis (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Main drainage of the metropolis - sectional view of the tunnels from Wick Lane)

Fowlers New Subsoil Draining Plough (engraving)
1097003 Fowlers New Subsoil Draining Plough (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fowlers New Subsoil Draining Plough)

Plans showing Sanitary Fittings and Drainage of a Pair of Suburban Houses (litho)
3650884 Plans showing Sanitary Fittings and Drainage of a Pair of Suburban Houses (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Great Draining-Match, on the Burtonwood Estate, near Warrington (engraving)
1097470 Great Draining-Match, on the Burtonwood Estate, near Warrington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Draining-Match, on the Burtonwood Estate)

New Cross Underground (engraving)
2773720 New Cross Underground (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Cross Underground)

The Fleet Sewer, c. 1840 (w / c on paper)
GHL240160 The Fleet Sewer, c.1840 (w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; eLondon Metropolitan Archives; English, out of copyright

Fleet Street with the New Common Sewer under Construction, 1845 (w / c)
GHL61930 Fleet Street with the New Common Sewer under Construction, 1845 (w/c) by Shepherd, Fred (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Drainage of the Lake of Haarlem (engraving)
1617371 Drainage of the Lake of Haarlem (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drainage of the Lake of Haarlem)

London Main Drainage (engraving)
1619956 London Main Drainage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Main Drainage. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 30 November 1861)

Boring Operation, near Gray s-Inn-Lane, in Connection with the Main Drainage of the Metropolis (engraving)
1609927 Boring Operation, near Gray s-Inn-Lane, in Connection with the Main Drainage of the Metropolis (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boring Operation)

Underground London, a Penstock Chamber (engraving)
1099876 Underground London, a Penstock Chamber (engraving) by Murray, William Bazett (fl.1871-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Underground London, a Penstock Chamber)

London Main-Drainage Works, View and Section of the Outfall of the Northern Drainage at Barking Creek (engraving)
1103302 London Main-Drainage Works, View and Section of the Outfall of the Northern Drainage at Barking Creek (engraving) by English School

The Metropolitan Main-Drainage Works, Machinery for lifting the Sewage (engraving)
1103296 The Metropolitan Main-Drainage Works, Machinery for lifting the Sewage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Metropolitan Main-Drainage Works)

The London Main-Drainage Works, Northern and Southern Outfalls (engraving)
1103295 The London Main-Drainage Works, Northern and Southern Outfalls (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The London Main-Drainage Works)

The Metropolitan Main-Drainage Works at Crossness (engraving)
1103289 The Metropolitan Main-Drainage Works at Crossness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Metropolitan Main-Drainage Works at Crossness)

Drainage (colour litho)
982609 Drainage (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drainage.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Urban Detuning
Luís Filipe Pessoa Neto

Art in the backyard
Peter Pfeiffer

Spillway, Ashokan Dam, 1934. Creator: Arnold Wiltz
Spillway, Ashokan Dam, 1934

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) group of young swimming in a drainage channel with a parent in the background, Tealham Moor, Somerset Levels, UK, September

Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness 1865
Exterior of the Southern Outfall Works of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness. This pumping station was built by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, as part of Londons drainage scheme. Date: 1865

Engine House at the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works 1865
Visit of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) to open the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness. Number of visitors in the engine room of the works

DRAINAGE TOOLS / 1803 / PASS
Implements for modern drainage Date: 1803

DRAINAGE SYSTEM / 1803PASS
Plans for a modern drainage system. Date: 1803

London Metropolitan Main Drainage with Prince of Wales
London Metropolitan Main Drainage : the southern outfall works at Crossness - Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), been shown around. Date: 1865

Construction of sewer at Peckham, south east London
Construction of the high-level southern sewer at Peckham, south east London. Date: 1861

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"Unveiling the Hidden Pathways: Exploring the World of Drainage" Cleaning out roadside drainage ditches which had become overgrown using JCB digger, England, February: A meticulous effort to restore nature's flow and prevent flooding. Reflecting on Nature's Mirror: Captivating reflections in a puddle on a road in the Trossachs Scotland UK, reminding us of the beauty even in small things. Behind-the-Scenes Heroes: Pipes connected to kitchen sink and washing machine silently carry away our daily messes, ensuring cleanliness and convenience. Unveiling Architectural Marvels: Discovering the intricate details of a Glass-reinforced polyester (GRP) roof valley through an up-close perspective. Pioneering Progress since 1949: Witnessing historical pipe laying efforts that brought modern comfort to cottages during January 1949 in Wisconsin USA. Beneath Our Feet Lies Order: Glimpsing at a fascinating Drainage Grid that keeps our cities functioning smoothly while hidden from plain sight. Nature's Enigmatic Palette: The mesmerizing Kerid explosion crater near Reykjavik, Iceland reveals its vibrant green water lake within Polar Regions' embrace. Embracing Serenity Amidst Marshlands: Strolling through St Mary-in-the-Marsh, Romney Marsh, Kent offers tranquility amidst nature's drainage systems. Engineering Wonders Stand Tall: London Embankment showcases architectural marvels dating back to 1867 - testament to human ingenuity for efficient drainage solutions. Unseen Warriors Underground: Commending the tireless work done beneath our feet as we witness laborers working on Sewer maintenance in London - keeping our city clean and functional. Laying Foundations for Progression : Tracing back early 1900s history with Laying drainage tiles in Wisconsin USA; pioneers shaping a better future.