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Letter from George Stephenson to Philip Maddison Regarding Engine Designs

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

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

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"

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

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

Lecture Notes on Chemistry

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'

Coloured drawing of Elevations of the (Locomotive) Rocket

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

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

Drawing of St. Petersburg Railway Locomotive

Mill counting apparatus. Consecutive elevation.

Drawing of Locomotive Engine for the Stockton and Darlington Railway

Mohawk and Hudson Locomotive drawing

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.

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

Letter from George Stephenson to T. Brewin

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…’

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

Untitled. This drawing is a cardboard model.

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

Handwritten Clarence Railway report

Letter from Timothy Hackworth to Liverpool and Manchester Railway Board

Railway Signal Volume 3 (1885)

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

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

The first drawing of the circular arrangement of the new engine

Small planing machine. Sheet 1.

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

Plan of mill, table wheels and carriage. Sheet 31.

Printed extract from the Durham County Advertiser

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]’

Drawing entitled 'Sectional Drawing for a Steel Protected Cruiser for Colonial Defence to be named'

General plan of the Analytical Engine, half size.

Notation of the Analytical Engine

Plan of operation and variable card counting apparatus. Suited to Plans 28 and 28a.

Untitled. [Vertical positions of some of the wheels of Plan 28a. Notation 348 and 331 cycles]. Sheet 12 of 13.

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

Plan of a proposed alteration to locomotive engines

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

Parts of slide for the Planing machine. Plan, elevation

Multiplication. Sheet 1 of 4.

Algebraic addition. Sheet 1 of 2.

Difference Engine index of parts.

Sketches of the printing and stereotyping apparatus of the Analytical and Difference Engines. Superseded. Plan, elevation.

First sketch of all the parts in plan of the right half to middle group of General Plan 28. Plan, elevation.

Parts of the slide for Planing machine. Plan, elevation.