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'
Volume entitled: "Chemistry Lecture Notes"
Papers relating to the Thames Driftway and Richard Trevithick's involvement in the project
Mathematics school exercise book of William Scamp
Commonplace book of William Lewin
Letter from Henry Maudslay to Mr Matthew Murray, Engineer
Volume entitled: "History of the Framework Knitting and Lace Trades"
Archibald Guillan's book on mathematical theory and its application to practical navigation
Marshall's Geological Diagrams
School exercise book of Hugh Hansford, Free School, Gillingham, Dorset
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"
Notebook comprising 'Account of Blaenavon Iron Works'
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"
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
Drawings - the Peel & Williams Phoenix and Soho Foundries
Coloured drawing of Elevations of the (Locomotive) Rocket
Plan of Steam Boiler for Susquehana Locomotive
Letter from Robert Stephenson to Mr. Brewin
Letter from George Stephenson to T. Brewin
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
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]
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.
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.
Sketch of diving apparatus as tried by the inventor at the entrance of the basin in Portsmouth Yard
South East view of the Collegiate Church, Manchester
Print of the College at Manchester
Arrangement for 56 Horse engine and boiler house, plan
Arrangement for 56 Horse engine and boiler house, elevation of foundations
Sketch of pickling furnace by Mr Beach
Drawing of large shears from metal mills, as first made
Plan of copper and iron mill buildings showing machinery but not including the furnaces
Copy drawing depicting elevation of machinery for rolling copper and pumping water
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]’
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’
Document entitled ‘A subscription for defraying the expense of obtaining information respecting the expediency and advantage of a canal or rail way for the conveyance of merchandise to and from Stockton…’
Manuscript copy of resolution
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]’
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…’
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.’
Notice entitled ‘Stockton and Auckland intended Canal.’
Printed extract from the Durham County Advertiser
