London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman · leaf 84
Each of the corrugations affords a channel for conveying therain-water from the roof to the gutter, so that no accumulationof water can take place. This description of roof seems to me to be well adapted toretort-houses and founderies, as it is not in any way injuriouslyaffected by the great heat… … united by small bolts and tie-rods, as represented by the illustra-tive sketches. I was informed, while examining this interesting roof, that theLondon Gas-Works had been visited, of late, by several eminentengineers and architects, for the purpose of seeing this improve-ment in the construction of…
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