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'
Letter from George Stephenson to Philip Maddison Regarding Engine Designs
Notebook comprising 'Account of Blaenavon Iron Works'
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
Autograph letter from William Brunton, Engineer, giving a description of his Steam Horse, Butterley Iron Works
Papers of George and Robert Stephenson Regarding the Moreton Rail-Road
Invoice from Peel, Williams and Peel for a steam engine supplied to Messrs Coates and Wright
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 steam engine velocity
Temporary staging
A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding steam engines
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'
List of chemical expenses
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.
A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding calculations associated with steam engines
A letter from Brunel to Mr Tucker regarding his recently patented tinfoil
Untitled. [Operations for the Analytical Engine]
A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding theoretical treatment of ex-pansive working of a non- condensing high-pressure steam-engine
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 Timothy Hackworth to Liverpool and Manchester Railway Board
Cross-written letter from Miss Smith to Jane Young (nee Hackworth), Vilvorde, Belgium
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]’
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
Printed extract from the Durham County Advertiser
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’
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 ‘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. 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…’
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.’
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
