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Collection of letters and accounts relating to Richard Trevithick's patent on a portable high pressure steam engine

Digital copy of manuscript of the engineer John Urpeth Rastrick, entitled: Common Place Book, produced in Shropshire

Letter from Leighton Dalrymple, Lieutenant Colonel. Account of his visit to Wakefield and Leeds, including a description and sketch of John Blenkinsop’s Steam Locomotive 'Salamanca'

Autograph letter from William Brunton, Engineer, giving a description of his Steam Horse, Butterley Iron Works

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

Autograph Journal and Recipe Book

Letter from George Stephenson to Philip Maddison Regarding Engine Designs

Credo notebook of Joseph Clement

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

Manuscript entitled: "Catalogue of the Apparatus of Philosophical Instruments, in the Collection of Her Late Majesty Queen Charlotte, at the Observatory at Richmond in Surrey"

Mathematics school exercise book of William Scamp

Volume entitled: "History of the Framework Knitting and Lace Trades"

Papers relating to the Thames Driftway and Richard Trevithick's involvement in the project

Archibald Guillan's book on mathematical theory and its application to practical navigation

Sketchbook, inscribed 'G Cayley 1796'

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

Papers of George and Robert Stephenson Regarding the Moreton Rail-Road

School exercise book of Hugh Hansford, Free School, Gillingham, Dorset

Volume entitled: "A plan of a Course of Lectures on Arts and Manufactures, More Particularly Such as Relate to Chemistry by William Farish"

Letter from Henry Maudslay to Mr Matthew Murray, Engineer

Lecture Notes on Chemistry

Accounts ledger for Bowling Iron works

Collection of letters signed by scientists, physicians and engineers, generally on scientific or professional matters

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

A Course of Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Chemistry

Commonplace book of William Lewin

Notebook comprising 'Account of Blaenavon Iron Works'

'The aerial candidates...', an aeronautical play

Bound volume entitled: "A System of Practical Geometry"

Ground plan of Her Majesty's Dockyard in Plymouth

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

Translation in one volume of 'The Art of Metals (Ores) in which is taught the true method of treating by mercury those of gold and silver: the manner of smelting them all and how they are to be refined and separated from one another'

Drawings - the Peel & Williams Phoenix and Soho Foundries

Coloured drawing of Elevations of the (Locomotive) Rocket

Manchester Guardian newspaper, first edition. Dated May 5 1821.

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

Drawing of engine house, cross section

Design for the steam engine for metal mills, longitudinal section of foundry

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding Trevithick's results from his first trial of the Herland pole steam engine

Drawing of engine house, section of boiler seating and stokehole

Drawing of treenail and coak making lathe

Catalogue of Useful Inventions for Cotton Spinners, Manufacturers and for all textile trades

Drawing of forge hammer from Birmingham by Robert Roberts

Drawing of St. Petersburg Railway Locomotive

Drawing of forcing pump proposed to be fixed in the salt water well in His Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth

Ground plan of building of Kings Mills at Portsmouth

Mill counting apparatus. Consecutive elevation.

Statement of accounts between Messrs Trevithick and Co and Samuel Homfray

Copy sketch of Mr Heppenstall's spinning frame for rope yarn

Pamphlet entitled ‘A Further Report on the Intended Rail or Tram Road, from Stockton, by Darlington, to the collieries, with a branch to Yarum [sic]’