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Counters Creek Sewer (Kensington Brauch).

Commences in Victoria-grove at about 50 feet to the north of Uxbridgeroad, and joins the main line at the junction of Pembroke and Warwickroads.

Sewer to the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Works.

Commences at Knightsbridge at its junction with the Ranelagh sewer, and extends thence in a south-westerly direction to the works at Stanleybridge.

Millman's R Sewer.

Commences in Fulham-road, at about 780 feet west, and at about 230 feet east of the junction of Park-walk with Fulham-road, and discharges into the river Thames opposite to Millman's-row.

Church Street Sewer.

Commences in Gloucester-road at its junction with Canning-place, at about 750 feet south of Hogmore-lane-gate, and discharges into the Thames on the south side of Chelsea Old Church.

Queen Street Sewer.

Commences between Gloucester-road and Hyde-park-gate south, on the south of Kensington-road, and about 300 feet south of Kensington-gate runs through Old Brompton, and discharges into the river Thames on the east side of Chelsea free dock.

Smith Street Sewer.

Commences in the Kensington-road at a point about 750 feet west of Prince of Wales-gate, and extends thence by Rutland-gate, Rutland-street, and Fulham-road, on the west of Brompton-crescent, and along College and Markham-streets, and discharges into the Thames on the west side of Chelsea Royal Hospital.

Ranelagh Sewer,

The branch sewers from Edgeware-road, Finchley-road, and Kilburnvale unite at Kilburn-bridge, and for the main line, which, running in a southerly direction, discharges into the river Thames on the south-east side of Chelsea Royal Hospital.

This sewer has several branches, the chief of which commences in Groveend-road, at about 900 feet west of St. John's-wood-read, extending thence by Lisson-grove, New-road, Grand Junction-road, and Albion street, to a tumbling bay, where it joins the main sewer in Uxbridge-road.

King's Scholars Pond Sewer.

Commences in the Finchley-road at about 1500 feet above Junction-road toll-gate, and discharges into the river Thames at the Equitable Gas-works, about 700 feet above Vauxhall-bridge.

King's Scholars Pond Sewer (Pall Mall Branch).

Commences at Waterloo-place, and joins the main line opposite the entrance of Buckingham-palace.

Grosvenor Ditch.

Commences in Page-street, at about 150 feet east of the junction with Regent-street, Vauxhall-bridge-road, and discharges into the river Thames at the northern extremity of Millbank-road.

Horseferry Road Sewer,

Commences in Grey Coat-place, and discharges into the river Thames at the Horseferry stairs.

Wood Street Sewer.

Commences in Grey Coat-place, and discharges into the river Thames in the prolongation of Wood-street.

Victoria Street Sewer.

Commences at Shaftesbury-terrace, Pimlico, and discharges into the Thames at Percy-wharf.

Regent Street Sewer (Western Branch).

Commences in the outer circle of the Regent's-park, at about 200 feet north-west of Hanover-gate entrance, and joins the eastern branch in the New-road, opposite to the prolongation of Portland-place.

Regent Street Sewer (Eastern Branch).

Commences in Upper Albany-street, at about 200 feet south of Collateral Cut-bridge over the Regent's Canal, and joins the western branch at the aforesaid point in the New-road.

The main sewer proceeds thence along Regent-street, and discharges into the river Thames at Percy-wharf.

Northumberland Street Sewer (Western Branch).

Commences in Warren-street, on the North of Fitzroy-square, and proceeds in a southerly direction along Cleveland, Newman, Wardour, Princes, and Panton streets, Haymarket, to Charing Cross, opposite the District Post-office.

Northumberland Street Sewer (Eastern Branch).

Commences in New-road, at about 170 feet west of the junction with Hampstead-road, and proceeds along Tottenham-court-road, High-street, Seven Dials, and St. Martin's-lane, to Charing Cross, when it joins the western branch.

The main line proceeds along Northumberland-street, and discharges into the Thames at Northumberland-wharf.

Savoy Street Sewer.

Commences in Stanhope-street, Regent's-park-basin, at a point at about 160 feet north of the junction with Edward-street, and proceeds along Robert, George, Gower, Charlotte, Bloomsbury, Endell, Bow, Wellington, and Savoy-streets, and discharges into the Thames at a point about 100 feet above Waterloo-bridge.

Norfolk Street Sewer.

Commences at the junction of Drury-lane and Long-acre, and passes by the Olympic Theatre, and along Newcastle-street and Strand, and discharges into the river Thames opposite Norfolk-street.

Essex Street Sewer (Western Branch).

Commences in Russell-square, opposite Montague-place, and proceeds along Montague, Russell, and Museum streets, Drury-lane, Great Wildstreet, and Vere-street, to the junction of the eastern branch at the intersection of Sheffield and Gilbert streets, Clare-market.

Essex Street Sewer (Eastern Branch).

Commences at the corner of Tottenham-court-road, and proceeds along New Oxford-street, Newton-street, and Cross-lane, Parker and Great Queen-streets, west side of Lincoln's Inn-fields, to the junction with the western arm above described.

The main sewer proceeds thence along Gilbert-street, Clement's-lane,

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Fleet Sewer.

Commences in High-street, Hampstead, at the junction of High-street with Flask-walk, extending thence through South End-green, Gordon House-lane, Victoria-road, Great College-street, Old St. Pancras-road, Bagnigge Wells-road, west of Middlesex House of Correction, and by Farringdon-street to Blackfriars-bridge, where it discharges into the river Thames.

This sewer has numerous tributaries running into other districts, the chief of which are Camden road, Caledonian-road, Pentonville-hill, Riverstreet, St. John's-road, Holborn-hill, and Guildford-street.

Goswell Street Sewer.

Commences in Sydney-street, at the junction of Sydney-grove, and discharges into the Thames at Walbrook.

London Bridge Sewer (City Road Branch).

Commences at Duncan-terrace, on the west side of the New River, and joins the main line at the north end of Finsbury-pavement.

Another branch commences in Lonsdale-square, Islington, and extending thence through Barnsbury-street, Richmond-grove, passes under the New River at New North-road-bridge, thence along Portland-place, King-street, under the Regent's-canal, by Sturt's-lock, Walbrook-street, and Critchillplace, where it joins another branch at St. John's church, Hoxton.

London Bridge Sewer (Balls Pond Branch).

Commences on the boundary between St. Mary Islington and St. John Hackney, at Cock and Castle-lane, Dalston, and passes by Balls Pond and Rosemary Branch-bridge to the junction at St. John's church, above described. The united sewers then discharge into the river Thames at London-bridge.

London Bridge Sewer (Shoreditch Branch).

Commences in Queen's-road, at the junction with Laurel-street, Dalston, and extending thence along Queen's-road, Great Cambridge-street, Hackney road, Shoreditch, and Bishopsgate, joins the main line at King William's

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Irongate Sewer.

Commences in the City, and proceeds along the south-west side of Houndsditch, west side of Minories, and by the Precincts of Old Tower Without, and discharges into the river Thames at Irongate-stairs, on the east of the Tower.

Nightingale Lane Sewer,

Commences in Union-street, Old Artillery-ground, and Booth street, Spitalfields, and extends thence along Commercial, Leonard, Wells, and Parson streets, and Nightingale-lane, and discharges into the Thames on the western side of the entrance into Hermitage-basin.

Hermitage Street Sewer.

Commences in Redmead-lane, on the boundary between the parishes of St. John Wapping and St. George in the East, and extends thence along Great Hermitage-street, and discharges into the river Thames at about 50 feet east of Union-stairs.

Old Gravel Lane Sewer.

Commences at the boundary between the parishes of St. George in the

East and St. John Wapping, in Old Gravel-lane, and discharges into the 18 & 19 VICT. river Thames at a point about 110 feet west of the Thames Tunnel.

Wapping Wall Şewer.

Commences in Green-bank, at the junction of Upper Well-alley, and passes through King-street, and discharges into the river Thames at about 120 feet on the north-east side of New Crane-dock.

Shadwell Basin Sewer.

Commences on the north side of the Eastern Dock, at the termination of West Gardens, and extends thence between the warehouses and New Gravellane, on the North side of Shad well-basin, and along Shadwell Dock-street, and discharges into the river Thames at the Eastern-pier of the Shadwell entrance to the London-docks.

Pennington Street Sewer.

Commences at the boundary between the parishes of St. George in the East and St. John Wapping, in St. George-street, and extends thence along Pennington-street, Old Gravel-lane, West Gardens, Cow-lane, Little Spring-street,, Labour-in-Vain-street, and Lower Shadwell, and discharges into the river Thames at Shadwell Dock-stairs.

Ratcliffe Highway Sewer (Western Branch).

Commences at the junction of Sherwood-place with Meed-street, at about 900 feet south-east of Shoreditch church, and extends along Turvile; Thomas, and High-streets, and Whitechapel-road, to the junction of Newroad with Whitechapel-road.

Ratcliffe Highway Sewer (Eastern Branch).

Commences at the junction of Hague-street with Bethnal-green-road, and extends along Hague-street, Wellington and Charles-streets, to the junction of New-road with Whitechapel-road, above described.

Ratcliffe Highway Sewer (North-eastern Branch).

Commences from the rear of Shoreditch church, and proceeds along Old Castle-street, Virginia-row, Wellington-row, Old Bethnal-green-road, Cambridge-road, Cleveland-street, King-street, Jamaica-street, Havering-street, and Love-lane, to Ratcliffe-highway.

The main sewer proceeds along New road, Cannon-street-road, St. George's-street, High-street, Shadwell, and Broad-street, and discharges into the river Thames at Ratcliff Cross-stairs.

Limekiln Dock Sewer.

Commences at the junction of Victoria-road with Bishop's-road on the south-western side of Bonner's-hall-bridge, leading into Victoria-park, and extends along Victoria-road, east side of Bethnal-green, Globe-road, White Horse-lane, and Rhodeswell-road, and passes under the Regent's canal at Rhodes well-wharf, thence along the Black Ditch, Upper Northstreet, and North-street, and discharges into the river Thames at Limekilndock.

Great Sluice and Drunken Dock Sluice.

These sluices are situated on the eastern side of the Isle of Dogs, and drain the whole of that part of the Isle south of the West India Dock basin. They have four inlet sluices for purposes of flushing.

Blackwall Sluice.

Commences at Batson's Inlet, near Limehouse entrance to the West India

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Eastern Counties Railway Sewer.

Commences at Mile-end-bridge, over the Regent's Canal in Bow-road, proceeds along Bow-road, Tredegar-square, and by the railway, and discharges into the river Lea, where the viaduct of the said railway crosses that river.

Hackney Brook Sewer (Main Line).

Commences in the High-road opposite to St. John's Church, Upper Holloway, and extends thence in a south-east direction along Hollowayroad, to a point about 450 feet south of Tollington-road, thence in an easterly direction by the north of Abney-park Cemetery, Hackney-downs, and Hackney-wick, and discharges into the river Lea, immediately to the north of Old Ford-wharf.

Hackney Brook Sewer (Wick Lane Branch).

Commences in Old Ford-road, on the east side of Old Ford-bridge, crossing the Regent's Canal, and extends along Grove-road, Wick-lane, and joins the main sewer at Hackney-wick.

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Beverley Brook.

Commences on the boundary between the parishes of Putney and Wimbledon, at a point about 1800 feet south of Beverley-bridge, on the Kingston-road, and discharges into the river Thames about half a mile above Putney town.

Sewer between Parishes of Putney and Wandsworth.

Commences on the road from Kingston to Wandsworth, and discharges into the river Thames at a point about 1500 feet below Fulham-bridge.

Wandle River.

Commences at a point where the parishes of Streatham and Tooting intersect the river, and discharges into the river Thames at the town of Wandsworth.

Falcon Brook.

Commences at Tooting-common, and discharges into the river Thames at Battersea creek.

Lord Spencer's Sewer.

Commences in the town of Battersea, and extends in an easterly direction through Battersea-park, and discharges into the river Thames at about 400 feet below Battersea New-bridge.

Heath Wall Sewer (Main Line).

Commences at the Falcon Brook at a sluice about 300 feet north of the South-Western Railway, and extending along the south margin of Battersea fields, discharges into the Thames at Heath Wall-mill.

Heath Wall Sewer (Clapham Rise Branch),

Commences on the boundary between the parishes of Clapham and Lambeth at the intersection of New-road with Clapham-rise, and extends along the east side of Clifton-street, and joins the main sewer at a point about 100 feet north-east of New-road, Battersea-fields.

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