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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'

Mathematics school exercise book of William Scamp

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'

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

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"

Notebook comprising 'Account of Blaenavon Iron Works'

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

Drawings - the Peel & Williams Phoenix and Soho Foundries

List of chemical expenses

Temporary staging

Untitled. [Operations for the Analytical Engine]

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

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding theoretical treatment of ex-pansive working of a non- condensing high-pressure steam-engine

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

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

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding steam engines

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]’

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]’

Printed article extracted from the Durham County Advertiser

Printed article extracted from the Durham Chronicle

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

Letter from John Rennie to Leonard Raisbeck

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

Letter from Leonard Raisbeck, Stockton to John Rennie

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

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

Draft note from the committee

Notice entitled ‘Canal from Stockton by Darlington Westwards’

Letter from Leonard Raisbeck, Stockton, to John Rennie, Stamford Street, Blackfriars, London

Handwritten Clarence Railway report

Handwritten copy of Stockton & Darlington Railway Company annual report

Printed fire insurance document

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'

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

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

Coloured drawing of Elevations of the (Locomotive) Rocket

Plan of Steam Boiler for Susquehana Locomotive

Letter from Timothy Hackworth to Liverpool and Manchester Railway Board

Cross-written letter from Miss Smith to Jane Young (nee Hackworth), Vilvorde, Belgium

Untitled. This drawing is a cardboard model.

Gearing et cetera of Sketch dated July 31 1835. Plan, once part of Drawing 22.

Grouping arrangement. Abandoned end April 1835.

Method of grouping for the large machine.