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Commonplace book of William Lewin

Mathematics school exercise book of William Scamp

Volume entitled: "Chemistry Lecture Notes"

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

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'

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

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

Letter from George Stephenson to Philip Maddison Regarding Engine Designs

Notebook comprising 'Account of Blaenavon Iron Works'

Accounts ledger for Bowling Iron works

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

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

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

Letter from Henry Maudslay to Mr Matthew Murray, Engineer

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"

Lecture Notes on Chemistry

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

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

Notebooks of notes from lectures in Paris 1802-1803

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

Drawings - the Peel & Williams Phoenix and Soho Foundries

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

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'

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

Sketch of a pair of small shears for cutting the edges of copper sheets used for the sheating of ships

Drawing of large shears from metal mills, as first made

Plan of iron mill and copper mill showing hammers, boilers and furnaces in the four buildings

Letter from Robert Bill to Messrs Haynes and Douglas

Invoice from Peel, Williams and Peel for a steam engine supplied to Messrs Coates and Wright

Ground plan of building of Kings Mills at Portsmouth

Drawing of aqueduct over the River Rea

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

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

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding arrangement of boiler tubes in Trevithick's Herland Mine engine

Design for the steam engine for metal mills, plan of beam engine

Arrangement for 56 Horse engine and boiler house, elevation of foundations

Drawing of lathe for turning pins

Drawing of part of swing circular saw

Ground plan and elevation of a building for the machinery used for making block and pullies at Dunsterville Manufactory

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding steam engine velocity

Drawing of engine house, section of boiler seating and stokehole

Statement of accounts between Messrs Trevithick and Co and Samuel Homfray

Sketch of pickling furnace by Mr Beach

Temporary staging

"Notes taken during a course of chemical lectures given at Paris in the Winter of 1802-3 by Monsieur Vauquelin"

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding steam engines

Plan of copper and iron mill buildings showing machinery but not including the furnaces

Copy [bill] London [to] Navy Commissrs./John Rennie, [for] Cast Iron Diving Bell, [pumps and machinery parts etc Reference to the 'Sheerness Diving Bell'. Bears note re the bell/Goodrich, and note from the Navy Office on verso]

Design for rebuilding of Albion Mills fire proof