A rare and historically significant original Parliamentary Deposit folio, submitted in connection with the Birmingham Sewerage Act, Session 1872.
Dated November 1871, this complete 9-sheet bound folio comprises large-format lithographed maps, plans, and engineering sections prepared for Parliamentary approval to acquire lands for the intended sewerage works.
Engineers: Thomas & Charles Hawksley, Civil Engineers, London — one of the most distinguished Victorian engineering practices in Britain, responsible for major water and sewerage infrastructure nationwide.
Surveyors: J. Mathews & Sons
Printed by: Maclure & Macdonald, Lithographers & Engineers’ Draughtsmen, London
Contents include:
• Title sheet (November 1871)
• County of Warwick / Parish of Aston Juxta Birmingham land acquisition plans
• Intended Conduit No. 1 route and sections
• Tunnel sections (400 yards)
• Engineering cross-sections with horizontal and vertical scales
• Site plans showing limits of deviation and parish boundaries
• Sheet No. 9 and additional numbered sheets throughout