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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'

Commonplace book of William Lewin

Letter from George Stephenson to Philip Maddison Regarding Engine Designs

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

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

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

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"

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

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

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"

Temporary staging

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’

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

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

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

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…’

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

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]

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.

Plan of Steam Boiler for Susquehana Locomotive

Letter from George Stephenson to T. Brewin

Letter from Robert Stephenson to Mr. Brewin

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.

Carriage by vertical chain. Plan, elevation.

Sketches of mill used for arranging operations on the engine of four wheels in each cage from April 1836 - August 1837.

Digit counting apparatus on the two upper wheel selectors.

Store variable selectors. Superseding drawing No 2.

Elevation of arrangement 13 with some of the driving and directive. Elevation includes section of a barrel '65 bands 80 verticals'.

Intended for engraving. Shows six barrels with reducing apparatus.

Plan of the left half to middle group for General Plan 28.

Plan of consecutive mill counting apparatus for General Plan 28. Plan, note.

Motion for carrying the tens, plus and minus.

Sketch of an apparatus for advancing stereotype frames of the Difference Engine by cranks and backing them by weights. Superseded. Plan, elevation.