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Mathematics school exercise book of William Scamp

Volume entitled: "Chemistry Lecture Notes"

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

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"

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"

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'

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

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

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

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]

Plans of storehouses and wharfs at New Gun Wharf, Portsmouth

Drawing entitled 'Sectional Drawing for a Steel Protected Cruiser for Colonial Defence to be named'

Letter from Samuel Homfray to Messrs Haynes and Douglas

Stepping No. 1 on or in central wheels. Figure 1. Figure 2. Various unnumbered elevations, plans and details.

Drawing of engine house, cross section

Letter from Messrs Blagrave and Walter to Messrs Haynes and Douglas and a copy of a letter Samuel Homfray to Messrs Blagrave and Walter

Elevation of parts of middle group drawn in plan on No. 127.

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding calculations associated with steam engines

Arrangement for 56 Horse engine and boiler house, plan

Copy drawing depicting elevation of machinery for rolling copper and pumping water

Drawing of a musket pike

Drawing of boilers of 56 Horse engine

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

Sketch of diving apparatus as tried by the inventor at the entrance of the basin in Portsmouth Yard