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The Coal Viewer and Engine Builder's Practical Companion by John Curr

Autograph Journal and Recipe Book

Volume entritled: "Elements of Plane Geometry and also The Mensuration of both Superficies and Solids"

Credo notebook of Joseph Clement

A Description of the Pneumatic Apparatus made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams, Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty

Sketchbook, inscribed 'G Cayley 1796'

Volume entitled: "Some Account, of the Work's done by Captain John Perry"

Volume entitled: "Apothecary's Memorandum Book"

Volume entitled: "The Description and Use of a Terrestrial Planetarium, including the Orbits of Mercury and Venus commonly called an Orrery"

Certificate admitting Samuel Argall to the degree of Doctor of Medicine at the University of Padua

Letter from Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg to Mattw. Boulton Esq.

Account book of the firm of Thomas Farmer & Co., Kennington Green

A Course of Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Chemistry

Principles of Mechanics by George Adams

'James Burrow's Arithmetick MDCCXXXVIII'

Volume entitled: "The Method of Building, Rigging, Apparelling and Furnishing his Majesty's Ships of Warr, according to their Rates - with The Exact Proportion and Charge of all Things requisite thereunto"

Bound volume entitled: "A System of Practical Geometry"

Manuscript entitled: "The Golden Fortress of Hermes and the words of the Little Peasant in French" by Johan Walch

Manuscript entitled: "Grundliche Anleitung zur Chemie Part II Section II"

Volume entitled: "Illumni sui Charissimi Josephi Ball calculorum Rationem experimens Libellus Quemq"

Typescript copy of 'Anson's list of H.M. Royal Navy 1747-1750'

Volume bearing the title "Le Trésor des Trésors" (The Treasure of the Treasures)

Ship plan entitled: Disposition of the Frame for the 36 Gun Ship building by Mr Barnard, River Thames

Drawing of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (London & Birmingham Railway), showing ground floor plan of the principal building, by signed Philip Hardwick, Grissell and Peto

Pamphlet entitled ‘The Report of Mess. Brindley and Whitworth, engineers, concerning the practicability and expence [sic] of making a navigable canal, from Stockton by Darlington to Winston in the county of Durham'

A Description of an Apparatus for explaining the Principles of Mechanicks made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams, Mathematical Instrument Maker to His Majesty

Instructions to the illustrator of 'A description of an apparatus for explaining the principles of mechanicks made for His Majesty King George the Third by George Adams'

Ship plan entitled: A Draught for Building by Contract by Mr Barnard in the River Thames a Ship to carry 36 Carriage Guns

Ship plan entitled: Profile Draught for the 36 Gun Ship building by Mr Barnard

Railway Signal Volume 3 (1885)

Drawing of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (London & Birmingham Railway), showing plan of the basement walls of the principal building, signed by Philip Hardwick, Grissell and Peto

Drawing of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (London & Birmingham Railway), showing front elevation of the principal building, signed by Philip Hardwick, Grissell and Peto

Articles of agreement between John Claxton, Jacob Harrison and Thomas Raisbeck

Design for an atmospherical engine steam cylinder with air pump, condenser and winding machinery

Plan of left half of middle group for General Plan 28.

Drawing depicting elevation of the engine and longitudinary section of the engine house for an atmospherical steam engine

Drawing of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (London & Birmingham Railway), showing section through Entrance and traffic office, signed by Philip Hardwick, Grissell and Peto

Drawing of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (London & Birmingham Railway), showing details of roof including gutters, binders, trusses and lead work, signed by Philip Hardwick

Drawing of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (London & Birmingham Railway), showing section of the entrance lobby to the principal building detailing windows and includes plan, signed by Philip Hardwick, Grissell and Peto

Drawing of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (London & Birmingham Railway), showing plan of Birmingham Station's stables, signed by Philip Hardwick, Grissell and Peto

Copy of agreement between Mr Raisbeck and John Reed, Starch Manufacturer to let parts of Sugar House

Drawing of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (London & Birmingham Railway), showing section through the gateway passage and water closets, signed by Philip Hardwick, Grissell and Peto

Drawing of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (London & Birmingham Railway), showing plan of roofs and gutters of offices for goods, signed by Philip Hardwick, Grissell and Peto

Drawing of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (London & Birmingham Railway), showing elevation of the flanks of the building, signed by Philip Hardwick of Grissell and Peto

Ground plan of the engine house and framing for the 'Hon'ble the Commissioners of the Navy'

Plan and section proposed for repairing the Old North Dock at Portsmouth

Note referring to partnership between Thomas Raisbeck and John Rudd

Drawing of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (London & Birmingham Railway), showing elevation of booking office next to rails

Drawing of Curzon Street Station, Birmingham (London & Birmingham Railway), showing details of the Birmingham Station's booking offices, signed by Philip Hardwick, Grissell and Peto

Legal agreement regarding transfer of land at Corne Close and Wrydyke