The London Hydraulic Power Company was established in 1883 to install a hydraulic power network in London. This expanded to cover most of central London at its peak, before being replaced by electrici
Wapping Hydraulic Power Station
Hydraulic accumulator
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A hydraulic accumulator is a pressure storage reservoir in which an incompressible hydraulic fluid is held under pressure that is applied by an external source of mechanical energy. The external sourc
London Hydraulic Power Company
…Renforth Pump House (Rotherhithe, Canada Water) (opened in 1904), now residential accommodation Short-term storage was provided by hydraulic accumulators, which were large vertical pistons loaded with heavy weights. The mains crossed the River Thames via Vauxhall Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Southwark…
Grimsby Dock Tower
Hydraulic engine house, Bristol Harbour
Steam fire engine, with vertical copper accumulator
Piston accumulator