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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

Letter from George Stephenson to Philip Maddison Regarding Engine Designs

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"

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

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

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

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

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

Accounts ledger for Bowling Iron works

Lecture Notes on Chemistry

Commonplace book of William Lewin

Notebook comprising 'Account of Blaenavon Iron Works'

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.

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

Ground plan of building of Kings Mills at Portsmouth

Mill counting apparatus. Consecutive elevation.

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]’

Section of building over Coal Yard, Metal Mills, Portsmouth

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

An edition of 'The Photogram' journal vol. 2 no. 17

Sketch of drilling machine. Details.

South East view of the Collegiate Church, Manchester

Mohawk and Hudson Locomotive drawing

Drawing of Locomotive Engine for the Stockton and Darlington Railway

Letter from George Stephenson to T. Brewin

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

Notice entitled ‘Canal and Rail-Road. To the inhabitants of Stockton and Cleveland.'

Untitled. This drawing is a cardboard model.

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding steam engines

Letter from Timothy Hackworth to Liverpool and Manchester Railway Board

Notebook Volume 1

Handwritten Clarence Railway report

A letter from Brunel to Mr Tucker regarding the selling of tinfoil

Notice entitled ‘Canal. Aug. 8, 1818. The very respectable meeting convened at Stockton on the 31st of last month, to consider of the expediency of cutting a canal into the Coal District, appears to have been so unanimous respecting it… but, differing, as I do, in opinion with all who decide for a canal, I venture to submit to them, and to the Public generally, whether it would not be best to reject a canal altogether, and substitute a Rail Road on the most approved construction…’