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Letter from George Stephenson to Philip Maddison Regarding Engine Designs

Commonplace book of William Lewin

Mathematics school exercise book of William Scamp

Volume entitled: "Chemistry Lecture Notes"

Notebooks of G.H. Wollaston relating to Thames Tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping

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

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

Drawings - the Peel & Williams Phoenix and Soho Foundries

Notebook comprising 'Account of Blaenavon Iron Works'

Catalogue of new double stars by F.G. W. Struve, annotated copy blonging to J.F.W. Herschel

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"

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

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'

Letter from Henry Booth, company secretary and treasurer of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, to James Loch, Bloomsbury Square, London with a report on the survey of Chat Moss by Thomas Shaw Brandreth

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

Letter from John Backhouse to his sister describing the opening train on the Stockton & Darlington Railway

Letter from Francis Mewburn, Darlington to Leonard Raisbeck, Stockton

Letter from John Rennie, London to Leonard Raisbeck, Stockton-upon-Tees

Notice entitled ‘Stockland & Auckland Canal. The subscribers to this undertaking are particularly requested to attend a meeting… for the purpose of receiving the accounts…’

Letter from Robert Stephenson to his stepmother

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]’

Printed fire insurance policy

Letter from Robert Stephenson to his stepmother

Letter from Francis Mewburn, Darlington to Leonard Raisbeck

Letter from John Rennie, London to George Raisbeck, Stockton-upon-Tees

Notice of proposals by the Royal Exchange Assurance for loss or damage by fire

Notice entitled ‘Canal. The projected canal from the Tees to the coal district near Auckland, having now become a popular question, permit me to make some observations on this subject’

Notice entitled ‘Stockton and Auckland Canal. The committee of the subscribers to this undertaking… received from Mr. Leather, the engineer, a variety of information relative to a survey, which he has just finished, which most satisfactorily obviates every important objection that has been urged against the plan…’

Receipt from the Sugar House to an unknown party and Dr John Charlton for £1.3.2

Letter from Robert Stephenson to his parents

Letter from Leonard Raisbeck, Stockton to John Rennie

Draft note from the committee

Receipt from Leonard Raisbeck, Stockton for the Sugar House to A Hall for £0.14.9

Receipt from Leonard Raisbeck to A Hall for £0.5.3

Letter from John Rennie, London to Leonard Raisbeck, Stockton-upon-Tees

Receipt to an unknown party and John Charlton for £6.10.0

Notice entitled ‘Canal Meeting. Stockton, July 9th, 1818. In consequence of a printed address from Mr. C. Tennant, relative to the proposed Canal between the Western parts of the county and this port, a numerous and most respectable meeting of gentlemen, belonging to this place and its neighbourhood, was held at the Town-Hall to-day.’

Letter from Robert Stephenson to his stepmother

Letter from John Rennie to Leonard Raisbeck