Albany Filter Beds (water purification), Hong Kong
Collection
Identifier
KA-s10
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: KA-s10. A coloured post card. The Albany Filter Beds were built in 1888 and demolished in 1954. The structure included a vaulted underground water storage chamber. The ‘slow sand’ method of filtering water was developed by British civil engineer James Simpson (1799-1869) in 1829. Slow sand filtration includes a slimy ‘schmutzdecke’ of algae, plankton and bacteria etc, above a sand bed, which purifies the water by natural processes. See Gwulo.com/node/4972 (https://gwulo.com/node/4972). See also FH01-308.
Caption on photograph
The Peak, Hongkong / Specially made for: The Graeco Egyptian Tobacco Store, Hongkong / No. 5
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Location
Estimated Date
1920s
Material
Paper
Media
Tinted photograph
