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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"

Coloured drawing of Elevations of the (Locomotive) Rocket

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

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

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

Manchester Guardian newspaper, first edition. Dated May 5 1821.

Commonplace book of William Lewin

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

Catalogue of Useful Inventions for Cotton Spinners, Manufacturers and for all textile trades

A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding Trevithick's results from his first trial of the Herland pole steam engine

Notebook comprising 'Account of Blaenavon Iron Works'

Lecture Notes on Chemistry

Drawing of St. Petersburg Railway Locomotive

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'

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]’

Sketch of drilling machine. Details.

Mohawk and Hudson Locomotive drawing

Handwritten Clarence Railway report

Untitled. This drawing is a cardboard model.

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

Notebook Volume 1

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

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

192 photographic prints

Foulsham and Banfield Ltd Collection

175

Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs Clarke

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

Drawing of Locomotive Engine for the Stockton and Darlington Railway

Railway Signal Volume 3 (1885)

225

Letter from Sir John Sebright to Konig at the British Museum

225

Correspondence between Ampere, Faraday and others

12 items

Folder of photos entitled '12 Wembley Snapshots'

Difference Engine index of parts.

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 calculations associated with steam engines

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]’

Printed extract from the Durham County Advertiser

Letter from Timothy Hackworth to Liverpool and Manchester Railway Board

Letter from George Stephenson to T. Brewin

Calculation of the numerical value of a formula

Notation of the Analytical Engine

Notice entitled ‘To the gentlemen, clergy, merchants and other inhabitants of Stockton and the neighbourhood.’

Report by George Stephenson Regarding the Line of Railway from Stratford to Moreton in Marsh

Drawing of Tender for the Magnet Loco Engine, No. 108 Two end sections showing wheels, axle boxes and brake arrangement, [presumably for new tender-patent drawing]

The first drawing of the circular arrangement of the new engine

Plan 27. This was superseded by Drawing 93. Linear arrangement.

Skeleton of vertical motions for all operations. Right groups. Multiplication and division from 372 Sheet 1. Sheet 1 of 3.