Yorath Lewis personal papers

YOR/1/1/1 Bundle of notes

YOR/1/1/2 Volume containing material concerning cyclic elevators

YOR/1/1/3 Seven boards with blueprint images of the Adkins-Lewis Rapid Transit System for Continuous Passenger Service

YOR/1/1/4 General Report on the Adkins-Lewis System by H M Hobart

YOR/1/1/5 General Report on the Adkins-Lewis System by H M Hobart

YOR/1/1/6 Letter to Messrs. E R Calthorp and partners with a map

YOR/1/1/7 Graphs of the trial of the Adkins-Lewis System

YOR/1/1/8 Volume containing a report on the Adkins-Lewis System

YOR/1/1/9 Chart of "Continuous Versus Intermittent Service in Passenger Transportation: Relative Capabilities of Various Systems"

YOR/1/1/10 Chart of "Continuous Versus Intermittent Service in Passenger Transportation: Relative Capabilities of Various Systems"

YOR/1/1/11 Letters to Messrs. Adkins and Lewis "Re the "A & L" system of rapid continuous transportation"

YOR/1/1/12 Report entitled "Adkins-Lewis Patent"

YOR/1/1/13 Bundle of letters

YOR/1/1/14 Report entitled "Mechanical handling of material in modern coal mines"

YOR/1/1/15 Roll of drawings and calculations

YOR/1/2/1 Letter from Frank Pick with requested documents

YOR/1/2/2 Talk given by William Yorath Lewis on "'Londoners' Traffic Troubles and their Possible Solution by Continuous Systems"

YOR/1/2/3 Talk given by the London Society with attached list of attendees

YOR/1/2/4 Notes of Londoners Traffic Troubles and possible solution by continuous systems

YOR/1/2/5 Volume containing "Continuous Versus Intermittent Service in Passenger Transportation (City and Suburban): the Adkins-Lewis System of Rapid Continuous Transit" by William Yorath Lewis

YOR/1/2/6 Typed copy of speech made at Institution of Mechanical Engineers meeting held 29th July 1910 entitled "Electrification of Suburban Railways" written by Mr F W Carter

YOR/1/2/7 Journal of the Royal Society of Arts containing talk by William Yorath Lewis on "Continuous Service Passenger Transportation in Relation to the London Traffic Problem"

YOR/1/2/8 Talk given by William Yorath Lewis to the Royal Society of Arts on "Continuous Service Passenger Transportation in Relation to the London Traffic Problem"

YOR/1/2/9 Invitation to a meeting of the Society of Engineers

YOR/1/2/10 Letter from E S Cox containing various publications and reports

YOR/1/2/11 Reprint of the "Tramway and Railway World" containing "London Omnibus Services: an analysis of L.G.O. and other returns for six months ending Dec 31 1912" by William Yorath Lewis

YOR/1/2/12 Envelope containing a letter from Charles W E Clarke attached to a report

YOR/1/2/13 Publication of the Penny Pictorial

YOR/1/2/14 Journal front page: Scientific American

YOR/1/2/15 Business card for William Yorath Lewis

YOR/1/2/16 Pamphlet for the "Continuous and Accelerating Stair-Tread Passenger Elevator for Rapid Transit at Underground and Overhead Railway Stations, Public Buildings, Office Stores and Exhibitions"

YOR/1/2/17 Article on "The Mechanics of Electric Train Movement" written by F W Carter for the Institution of Electrical Engineers

YOR/1/2/18 Book entitled "Newport Transporter Bridge Opened by Rt. Hon Viscount Tredegar on Sept 12th 1906"

YOR/1/2/19 Document from the London County Council's Finance Committee entitled "Comparative Cost of Municipal Services"

YOR/1/2/20 District Railway Working Timetable "4th October 1920 until further notice"

YOR/2/1/1 Memorandum and Articles of Association of Never-Stop Transit Ltd

YOR/2/1/2 Legal papers for agreements entered into by Never-Stop Transit Ltd with other companies

YOR/2/1/3 Legal documents and correspondence for Never-Stop Transit Ltd

YOR/2/1/4 Paper to be read by William Yorath Lewis at Chelmsford Engineering Society on the subject of the Never-Stop Railways

YOR/2/1/5 Calculation book containing calculations relating to the Never-Stop Railways at Southend and Wembley

YOR/2/1/6 Volume of newspaper cuttings relating to the Never-Stop Railway at Southend and Wembley

YOR/2/1/7 Calculation book for the Never-Stop Railway

YOR/2/1/8 Notebook marked Never-Stop Transit Ltd

YOR/2/1/9 Book containing calculations relating to the ever-Stop Railway

YOR/2/1/10 Book containing calculations relating to the ever-Stop Railway

YOR/2/1/11 Two envelopes containing photographs of the Never-Stop Railway showing vehicles in motion and design plans

YOR/2/1/12 Envelope of photographs of the construction of the Never-Stop Railways showing various machine parts

YOR/2/1/13 Bundle of amateur photographs showing the Never-Stop Railway

YOR/2/1/14 Article reprinted from The Engineer entitled "The "Never-Stop" Train System"

YOR/2/1/15 Article reprinted from the Electrical times entitled " The "Never-Stop" Railway"

YOR/2/1/16 Article entitled "Brief technical description of the Never-Stop System of Continuous Rapid Transport" by William Yorath Lewis

YOR/2/1/17 Leaflet entitled "Breve description technique du Systeme Sans-Arret de transport continu rapide" par William Yorath Lewis and Arthur Octavius Edwards

YOR/2/1/18 Drawing of "Application of Never-Stop System to elevated railway; arrangement of upper and lower stations"

YOR/2/1/19 Drawing entitled "A Typical cross section of a road"

YOR/2/1/20 Envelope containing calculations and an analysis of what would be required at the Wembley Exhibition

YOR/2/1/21 Three volumes entitled "Catalogue of drawings" for Never-Stop Transit Ltd

YOR/2/1/22 Ink drawing of an overhead concept of the Never-Stop Railway

YOR/2/1/23 Two diagrams of the "Shipping Engineering and Machinery Exhibition, Olypia W 1921"

YOR/2/1/24 Folder containing newspaper and magazine articles, handwritten sheets of calculations and letters relating to the Never-Stop Railways

YOR/2/2/1 Article with attached notes entitled "Paris Passenger Problems" and draft copy of Transport Sans-Arret

YOR/2/2/2 Drawings of "Perspective View of Never-Stop System on Elevated Track"

YOR/2/2/3 Drawings entitled "Ville de Paris concours du Trottoir Roulant: Extrait du trait� du syst�me Never-Stop

YOR/2/2/4 Documents entitled "Ville de Paris Competition for the Establishment of a Mechanical System of Continuous Transport for Passenger Service in City of Paris"

YOR/2/2/5 Document entitled supplementary notes, data and revised estimated

YOR/2/2/6 Document entitled "Ville de Paris: concours pour l'�tablissement d'un syst�me m�chanique de transport continu pour le service des voyageurs dans la ville de Paris: notes de donn�es complimentaires avec devis estimatifs revus et corrig�s ayant trait aux propositions soumises respecteusement par William Yorath Lewis

YOR/2/2/7 Document entitled "Ville de Paris concours pour l'�tablissement d'un syst�me m�canique de transport continu pour le service des voyageurs dans la ville de Paris"

YOR/2/2/8 Paper folder containing correspondence and details relating to the Paris competition

YOR/2/2/9 Portfolio containing details of the Paris Competition with three copies of the competition proposals

YOR/2/2/10 Typed sheet entitled "Observations. Submitted in French to the Sous Commission Technique say February 10th 1923"

YOR/2/3/1 Bundle of photographs showing construction of Never-Stop Railway at Southend

YOR/2/3/2 Photographic negative showing a plan of the railway at Southend

YOR/2/3/3 Envelope containing documents relating to the Never-Stop Railway at Southend

YOR/2/3/4 Calculation book belonging to A Todd relating to the Never-Stop Railway at Southend

YOR/2/3/5 Report of breakdown of Never-Stop Railway at Southend Kursaal with details of repair costs

YOR/2/3/6 Notes for Captain Sankey's speech at the demonstration of the Never-Stop Railway at Southend

YOR/2/3/7 Envelope containing photographs of parts used to construct the Never-Stop Railway at Southend

YOR/2/3/8 Bundle of photographs taken at the Never-Stop Railway at Southend

YOR/2/3/9 Typed copy of "Notes for Technical Press, Engineers and Transport Men re. the Never-Stop System of Rapid Continuous Transport, Demonstrated at Southend-on-Sea on Sep 15th 1923 by William Yorath Lewis"

YOR/2/3/10 Photograph album entitled "constructional photos 1 NS Railway at Southend and Wembley"

YOR/2/4/1 Book of calculations belonging to E Mackenzie concerning the Never-Stop Railway at the Wembley Exhibition

YOR/2/4/2 Book of calculations belonging to E Mackenzie concerning the Never-Stop Railway at the Wembley Exhibition

YOR/2/4/3 Log book number 1 Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/4 Log book number 2 Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/5 Log book number 3 Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/6 Log book number 4 Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/7 Volume containing records of publicity dispatches

YOR/2/4/8 Paper folder concerning reports from Professor Dalby on the Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/9 Book of calculations marked on the inside cover as belonging to H E Mackenzie of Never-Stop Transit Ltd

YOR/2/4/10 Bundle of data relating to the running of the Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/11 Ephemera advertising the Never-Stop Railway at the British Empire Exhibition

YOR/2/4/12 Copy of "Tramway and Railway World" article concerning the Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/13 Envelope containing a letter for Never-Stop Railway (Wembley) Ltd. Addressed to William Yorath Lewis and containing a copy of Sir Philip Dawson's report on the Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/14 Papers of reports, agreements, assignments and correspondence relating to the Never-Stop Railway

YOR/2/4/15 Drawings showing the layout of the Never-Stop Railway and the British Empire Exhibition

YOR/2/4/16 Envelope containing various items relating to the Never-Stop Railways at the Wembley Exhibitions

YOR/2/4/17 Box set of souvenir photographs showing the Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/18 Drawing of the "Application of "Never-Stop" system to elevated rly - arrangement of upper and lower stations"

YOR/2/4/19 Volume containing information from the Wembley Exhibitions of 1924 and 1925

YOR/2/4/20 Ledger book with the title "Stores Received In" from the Wembley Exhibitions of 1924 and 1925

YOR/2/4/21 Volume containing list of drawings sent out

YOR/2/4/22 Folder containing various bills and invoices

YOR/2/4/23 Bundle of wage sheets from the Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/24 Folder containing legal documents and correspondence relating to the Wembley Exhibition

YOR/2/4/25 Folder containing General Manager's reports from the Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/26 Folder containing Captain Shelford's reports on the Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/27 Folder of quotes and correspondence relating to the electricity power supply for the Never-Stop Railway at the Wembley Exhibition

YOR/2/4/28 Bundle of correspondence, drawings and reports

YOR/2/4/29 Photograph of the Wembley Exhibition

YOR/2/4/30 Map from the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley

YOR/2/4/31 Folder containing Foreman's general progress reports on site at Wembley

YOR/2/4/32 Agreement between the British Empire Exhibition (1924) Incorporated and Never-Stop Transit Ltd relating to the exhibition

YOR/2/4/33 Folder containing memorandum to Sir Philip Dawson from William Yorath Lewis

YOR/2/4/34 Pamphlet of the proposed arrangement of the grounds and buildings for the British Empire Exhibition

YOR/2/4/35 Drawing entitled "Diesel engine & generators"

YOR/2/4/36 Copy of sketch from Never-Stop Railway Transit Ltd with covering letter from E O Williams

YOR/2/4/37 Painting of bird's eye view perspective of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley

YOR/2/4/38 Blueprint of "Special Nut for Driving Block Socket, Mild Steel" sent to Richard Garet and Sons Engineers

YOR/2/4/39 Roll of System Traffic Charts

YOR/2/4/40 Photographs taken at the Never-Stop Railway at Wembley Exhibition

YOR/2/4/41 Folder containing correspondence and paper relating to the Wembley Exhibition of 1925

YOR/2/4/42 Folder containing legal documents covering the court action taken by Never-Stop Transit Ltd against the liquidators of the Wembley Exhibition

YOR/2/4/43 Folder containing reports from William Yorath Lewis concerning the Never-Stop Railway at the 1925 Exhibition

YOR/2/4/44 Document entitled "Appendix in the Tramway and Railway World of September 10th 1925 on the "Never-Stop" Railway

YOR/2/4/45 Pamphlet of the British Empire Exhibition "What's fresh in 1925? - the new Wembley"

YOR/2/4/46 Reprint of the article "The "Never-Stop" Railway - British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, 1924" from the Railway Gazette

YOR/2/4/47 Bundle of documents and a drawing relating to London underground's goods railway

YOR/2/4/48 Envelope containing 3 photographs of aerial views of london and map of Wembley

YOR/2/4/49 Photograph album showing various photographs relating to the Never-Stop Railway at Wembley

YOR/2/4/50 Reprint of the article entitled "The "Never-Stop" System of Transport" from the Tramway and Railway world

YOR/2/4/51 Board with the titles for the photograph boards

YOR/2/4/52 Photograph printed onto a large board showing H.R.H. Queen Mary alighting from a car with Benjamin Ratcliffe Adkins and William Yorath Lewis

YOR/2/4/53 Photograph printed onto a large board showing the construction of the line at Wembley

YOR/2/4/54 Photograph printed onto a large board showing the construction of the line at Wembley

YOR/2/4/55 Photograph printed onto a large board showing the construction of the line at Wembley

YOR/2/4/56 Photograph printed onto a large board showing the construction of the line at Wembley

YOR/2/4/57 Photograph printed onto a large board showing the switch room

YOR/2/4/58 Photograph printed onto a large board showing the underside of a car

YOR/2/4/59 Photograph printed onto a large board showing the manufacture of spiral shafts

YOR/2/4/60 Photograph printed onto a large board showing the manufacture of spiral shafts

YOR/2/4/61 Photograph printed onto a large board showing cars in operation on the Never-Stop Railway

YOR/2/4/62 Photograph printed onto a large board showing cars in operation around a bend on the Never-Stop Railway

YOR/2/4/63 Photograph printed onto a large board showing cars at a midway station

YOR/2/4/64 Photograph printed onto a large board showing an aerial view of the British Empire Exhibition

YOR/2/4/65 Photograph printed onto a large board entitled "Isn't it fun" showing passengers alighting from the cars

YOR/2/5/1 Bundle of tracings taken from sketches with notes

YOR/2/5/2 Diagram entitled "Plan Showing Railway Serving London" produced by Royal Commission on London Traffic Railways

YOR/2/5/3 Diagram entitled "Truck Lines" drawn by E Herbert. "London Society Plans" handwritten on reverse

YOR/2/6/1 Calculation book relating to potential adaptation of the Adkins-Lewis System to elevators

YOR/2/6/2 Folder containing correspondence related to the adaptation of the Adkins-Lewis System to express lifts

YOR/2/6/3 Bundle containing catalogues for Bagshawe's Conveyors

YOR/2/7/1 Unrevised proof by the "Institution of Transport" of a lecture entitled "The Operation of a Tramway Undertaking" by J K Bruce

YOR/2/7/2 Article entitled "Today and Tomorrow" by Alfred C Bossom

YOR/2/7/3 Article entitled "Atmospheric Railways" from the Ark

YOR/2/7/4 Booklet by The London Society with the title "London Her Traffic - Her Improvement and Charing Cross Bridge" written by Captain George S C Swinton

YOR/2/7/5 Journal entitled "The Royal Society of Arts"

YOR/3/1/1 Duplicate copy of agreement from W. Yorath-Lewis Esq. to Yorath-Lewis Boilers Ltd

YOR/3/1/2 Agreement between W. Yorath-Lewis Esq. and Yorath-Lewis Boilers Ltd

YOR/3/1/3 Envelope containing balance sheets and data for Yorath Lewis Boilers Ltd

YOR/3/1/4 Envelope containing draft British standard for water tube boilers and their integral superheaters with covering letter

YOR/3/2/1 Correspondence and blueprints from R White and Sons regarding a tramway project

YOR/3/2/2 Newspaper article entitled "Elevated Roads or Transport by Tunnel?"

YOR/3/3/1 Calculation book for a potential Never-Stop Railway for use at the New York City Fair at Hirshing Meadow, Long Island

YOR/4/1/1 Copy of blueprint list outlining diagrams that had been drawn for the various Adkins-Lewis projects

YOR/4/1/2 Folder containing business correspondence and newspaper cuttings relating to the new Adkins-Lewis System

YOR/4/1/3 Folder containing details of patents taken out by Benjamin Ratcliffe Adkins and William Yorath Lewis and related correspondence

YOR/4/1/4 Folder containing details of patents applications and correspondence with Marks and Clerk

YOR/4/1/5 Envelope containing letter from Crofts Engineers Ltd

YOR/4/1/6 Folder entitled "Adkins-Lewis general file" containing various business correspondence

YOR/4/1/7 Folder entitled "appointments sought" containing business correspondence and newspaper cuttings relating to the new Adkins-Lewis System

YOR/4/1/8 Folder containing correspondence requesting interviews and acknowledgements of receipt

YOR/4/1/9 Envelope containing various information about various publications and letters to editors

YOR/4/1/10 Folder entitled "Mr King"

YOR/4/1/11 Folder containing account details of Lewis-Adkins Ltd and correspondence between William Yorath Lewis and Benjamin Ratcliffe Adkins' daughters

YOR/4/1/12 Folder containing letters from the Ministry of Transport and items from Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory

YOR/4/1/13 Folder entitled "National Research" containing correspondence with the National Research Development Corporation and London Transport Executive

YOR/4/1/14 Article entitled "Adkins-Lewis System of transport, comparative quantities etc for 1/3rd Mile (station Centres) No. 1 and No. 2 cases"

YOR/4/1/15 Article entitled "Calculations and Estimates of Quantities, Power etc for High Speed Sections of Route. Adkins-Lewis System"

YOR/4/1/16 Document entitled "The Never-Stop Railways of 1922/3/4 and 5. Transport Reform by Change of Drive and Plan of Operation: Some Preliminary Comparisons"

YOR/4/1/17 Volume entitled "the London Traffic Problem" by W Y Lewis

YOR/4/1/18 Article entitled "Dynamic Balancing of Rotors Report"

YOR/4/1/19 Original draft of synopsis of the Adkins-Lewis System of Rapid Continuous Rapid Transport

YOR/4/1/20 Envelope containing covering letter from Marks and Clerk regarding patent applications

YOR/4/1/21 Folder containing legal affairs dealt with by J Miller

YOR/4/1/22 Folder entitled "Adkins-Lewis System general letters from BRA"

YOR/4/1/23 Book entitled "British Transport Commission; Fifth Annual Report and Accounts for 1952"

YOR/4/1/24 Two calculation booklets and two books with a note attached stating that these items were collected from RRA's study at Gable Cottage

YOR/4/1/25 Bundle of correspondence concerning attached photograph, booklet entitled "Transportation for the modern city" and notes of observations on a proposed belt system in New York

YOR/4/1/26 Folder entitled "modern transport"

YOR/4/1/27 Folder entitled "B R Adkins Letters and copies"

YOR/4/1/28 Folder containing notes and data on the Adkins-Lewis System for passenger service in subways

YOR/4/1/29 Folder entitled "Lewis Adkins Limited. Letters from B R Adkins with copies"

YOR/4/1/30 Folder entitled "Adkins-Lewis System; Technical Data from December 1951 (ex BRA)"

YOR/4/1/31 Folder containing correspondence referencing multiple projects in the United States

YOR/4/1/32 Negative photograph entitled "Adkins - Lewis system of rapid continuous transit - detail of duplex"

YOR/4/1/33 Document of notes entitled "Some futures of the Never Stop Railways"

YOR/4/2/1 Folder of correspondence discussing the potential of a Never-stop Railway in New York City and other projects

YOR/4/2/2 Two annotated copies of an article entitled "London Passenger Traffic Continuous Versus Intermittent Transport"

YOR/4/2/3 Envelope containing the Society of Engineers Journal and a flyer advertising William Yorath Lewis' talk "London passenger traffic, continuous versus intermittent"

YOR/4/2/4 Envelope containing paperwork for a proposal for a Never-Stop rail link out of London Airport

YOR/4/2/5 Folder containing correspondence regarding the Adkins-Lewis system of passenger transport in relation to London Transport

YOR/4/2/6 Two copies of "Report of the London Air Development Committees"

YOR/4/2/7 Newspaper pull-out entitled "Air Transport. A Financial Times Survey"

YOR/4/2/8 Bundle of ephemera related to the London Underground, Southern Railway and Central London

YOR/4/2/9 Diagram of "suggestions for Extending the System of Post Office Tubes"

YOR/4/2/10 Booklet from the British Transport Commission entitled "Transport Statistics. 153 series No. 9. Period to 6th September and appendix. Annual Census of Staff"

YOR/4/2/11 Pamphlet entitled "London and its Passenger Transport System"

YOR/4/2/12 Pamphlet issued by the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation entitled "London Traffic, 1953"

YOR/4/2/13 Pamphlet issued by the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation entitled "London Traffic 1956"

YOR/4/2/14 Bundle containing Vol. I and Vol. II of the British Transport Commission's "6th Annual Report and accounts 1953"

YOR/4/2/15 Pamphlet entitled "Greater London Plan"

YOR/4/2/16 Article entitled "Transport History for Transport Men" for the Institute of Transport, Metropolitan Section

YOR/4/3/1 Folder entitled "Arthur Johnson" containing correspondence and reports

YOR/4/3/2 Map entitled "Street and Vicinity Map of Los Angeles"

YOR/4/3/3 Bundle of documents from William Yorath Lewis' time in Canada

YOR/4/3/4 Booklet entitled "Wiggin Nickle Alloys"

YOR/4/3/5 Report for the Executive Committee of the City of Montreal entitled "A System of Rapid Mass Transportation"

YOR/4/3/6 Map entitled "New York & Long Island Info Map"

YOR/4/3/7 Newspaper articles from the New York Herald Tribune

YOR/4/4/1 Envelope containing correspondence with "Finmeccanica"

YOR/4/4/2 Article entitled "The Stockholm Tube"

YOR/4/4/3 Report entitled "Rapport a Monsieur le Ministre des Travaux Publics des Transports et de Tourisme"

YOR/4/5/1 Envelope containing correspondence and plans for the National Coal Board

YOR/4/5/2 Folder containing correspondence relating to the application of the Adkins-Lewis System to coal mines

YOR/4/6/1 Bundle of correspondence between William Yorath Lewis and R Drake of Winchester House

YOR/4/6/2 Letter to William Yorath Lewis from S M Cornish with attached "The Journal of the First Municipal Engineers"

YOR/4/6/3 Bundle of documents relating to the annual meetings of the Provincial Grand Lodge

YOR/4/7/1 Pamphlet from the British Electrical Power Convention entitled "Electricity and Transport Electric Multiple Unit Trains and Equipment"

YOR/4/7/2 Pamphlets of the Presidential Address for the Institution of Locomotive Engineers to be given 25th September 1959 entitled "Approach to Modernisation"

YOR/4/7/3 Pamphlet enclosing the speech to be given at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers entitled "Vibrational Aspects of Bogie Design"

YOR/4/7/4 Magazine entitled "Engineering Materials and Design"

YOR/4/7/5 Booklet entitled "The Chartered Mechanical Engineer" with pamphlet entitled "The Incorporated benevolent Fund of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers"

YOR/4/7/6 Drawings and calculations of electric trams

YOR/4/7/7 Bundle of volumes of the "AEI News"

YOR/4/8/1 Bundle of publications

YOR/4/8/2 Newspaper article from the Evening Standard Entitled "Travolator Pathway to the Future"

YOR/4/8/3 Magazine published by Consulting Engineers entitled "Consulting Engineer" including article "Passenger Conveyors Are Here"