Report to the Works Committee, on Jennings' Buildings, Kensington, and Kensington Workhouse : February 7th, 1849.

  • London (England). Metropolitan Commission of Sewers.
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[1849]
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Credit: Report to the Works Committee, on Jennings' Buildings, Kensington, and Kensington Workhouse : February 7th, 1849. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Printedfor use of Commissioners only.'] EEPORT TO THE WORKS COMMITTEE, ON JENNINGS’ BUILDINGS, KENSINGTON, AND KENSINGTON WOKKHOUSE. February 1th, 1849. Ordered by this Committee, on the 30th ultimo : That “ Mr Gotto do confer with the Sewage Manure Company, “ with respect to the Drainage of Jennings’ Buildings, “ Kensington, and Kensington Workhouse, and do report “ forthwith upon it.” I approach the subject of this Report with diffidence, from my previous local ignorance of the character, condition, and extent of the drainage of this district. The drainage of Jennings* buildings is defective and irregular in construction, and has been a source of annoyance and complaint from as far back as the year 1664 to the present time. Originally an ancient open watercourse, crossing the High street, and discharging into lower sewers, it has from time to time been arched over, and now passes under several houses, from the High street into Jennings’ buildings, is difficult of access, and calculated to accumulate deposit. In 1839 the sewer was diverted round the block of houses of which Jennings’ buildings form a part, along High street. Young street, and James’ street, meeting the old sewer again opposite Charles street, whence it is connected with a new first- class sewer, five feet six inches high by three feet six inches wide, built by the Commissioners, and continued in 1847, by Robert Gunter, Esq., and the Kensington Board of Guardians, about 1,200 feet in length, and of about the same capacity, passing round the premises of the new workhouse, and thus effecting