R & W Hawthorn Leslie & Co Ltd

In 1886 R and W Hawthorn was amalgamated with the shipbuilding company of Andrew Leslie, thus becoming R and W Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd. In 1937 Robert Stephenson & Co. Ltd purchased the locomotive department of R & W Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd. They became Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd.

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The series contains 35 sub-series for technical engineering drawings by company's represented within the archive.

Drawings
The records of R W Hawthorn Leslie and Co Ltd consist mainly of records concerning locomotive production – order books, drawing registers, miscellaneous manufacturing records, also included is photographic material contained in photograph albums and in principle dimension books. There is also a variety of publicity material including brochures and publications. Volumes such as order books and drawing registers follow through uninterruptedly despite amalgamations with other companies, changes in ownership, etc. The archive consists of 13 volumes, nine booklets and 12 photograph albums.

R & W Hawthorn Leslie & Co Archive
The sub-fonds contains five series, Drawing Registers (GEC/2/1), Drawings (GEC/2/2), Pattern Record Registers (GEC/2/3), Drawing Lists (GEC/2/4) and Drawing Schedules (GEC/2/5). Records include drawing registers, technical engineering drawings, pattern record registers and drawing lists and schedules for the period 1874-1994.

Drawing Office records
R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd drawings

R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd drawings
The sub-fonds contains 11 series, Order Books (GEC/3/1), Ordering Schedules (GEC/3/2), Weight Books (GEC/3/3), Order Files (GEC/3/4), Order Enquiry Files (GEC/3/5), Manuals (GEC/3/6), Diagram Books (GEC/3/7), Schedule of Apparatus (GEC/3/8), Engineering Standards (GEC/3/9), Tenders and Specifications (GEC/3/10) and Test Specifications (GEC/3/11). Records include order books, tracings and sketches for ordering schedules, weight diagram file and books, order files, order enquiry files, manuals, schedule of apparatus files, engineering standards, tenders and specifications for the period 1846-1993.

Engineering records
One volume concerning locomotive production, order numbers 2021-3459. The date late is given as the last date of delivery in the book.

Order book 3
Short history of Hawthorn Leslie and Co ltd locomotive manufacturers

Short history of Hawthorn Leslie and Co ltd locomotive manufacturers
The box contains photocopied lists of R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd order books, 1-4.

Photocopied lists of R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd order books, 1-4
The series contains order books and photocopies of order books.

Order books
One drawing register for drawing numbers 6116-19513.

Drawing register 2
A brief historical sketch and catalogue of R &W Hawthorn, Leslie and Co Ltd

A brief historical sketch and catalogue of R &W Hawthorn, Leslie and Co Ltd

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