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The Illustrated London News Grand Panorama of the Great Exhibition of All Nations

Documents of Philip Hardwick regarding Euston Station

PHD: 'Specimens of the work of spiral and oval drawing machine'

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"

Scrap book relating to Cornish tin mines

Marshall's Geological Diagrams

Bound manuscript volume entitled: "Diary of a Week in North Wales By Henry Sharrock"

Three letters from Robert Stephenson to Captain Constantine Moorsom

Volumes entitled: "The natural history of British shells including figures and descriptions of all the species hitherto discover'd in Great Britain systematically arranged ('in the Linnean manner')"

Melksham Turnpike Trust

158 daguerreotypes in original cabinet, 1 box containing Ellis's photography notes, 1 box containing copy negatives, 1 box containing conservation materials

The Ellis Collection of Daguerreotypes of Italy

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

Portsmouth Dockyard notebook

Letters patent granted to Thomas Farmer for 'Improvements in treating Pyrites to obtain Sulphur, Sulphurous Acid and other products'

Sketch books of drawings of fragments recovered from the shipwrecks of the Royal George and the Edgar

Volume entitled; "Specimens of turning by Henry Perrigal Esqr. and given by him to Jas. Wilcox"

Volume entitled: "Longstone Edge Mines, In Derbyshire"

Volume entitled: "Arrete du Ministre des Travaux Publics portant reglement pour l'Ecole Nationale des Mines, Paris"

The general plan of Mr. Babbage's Great Calculating Engine. Arrangement and rack, details, et cetera.

Plan of the Analytical Engine without lettering.

Diary of Alfred Kitching

Division. Sheet 9 of 15.

355

Social diary of Charles Babbage for the year 1844

Volume entitled: "Commander's Complete Book. H.M. Ship Queen, 116 [guns]"

Account of the construction of the Morley Tunnel, Leeds Dewsbury & Manchester Railway

Scottish letters patent granted to Thomas Farmer for obtaining sulphur, sulphurous acid and other products from pyrites

Letters patent granted to Thomas Clarke and John Varley for 'An improvement on the atmospheric system of propulsion which is also applicable to other motive purposes'

Volume entitled: "[Record of] Lead ore raised at Longstone Edge Mines, Sampled ... and sold"

Volume entitled: "Customs of Mendipp Mines"

Diary of John Watson, London & Greenwich Railway Co

Rough notes and sketches, including drawings of Babbage's game 'Tit Tat Toe'.

Sketch of drilling machine. Details.

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

"A plan shewing the progress of the Thames Tunnel"

192 photographic prints

Foulsham and Banfield Ltd Collection

Notes and observations on ores and compounds

1 item

Stephenson's Patent Locomotive Engine 1841

175

Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs Clarke

A letter from Brunel regarding his drawings

Sketch elevation of the driving and directive of the Analytical Engine.

Working Drawing for Nos 273, 274

Railway Signal Volume 3 (1885)

Letter from Thomas Christy to Henry Pease

215

Letter from Mary Somerville to Lady Coltman

200

Instructions for using Wheatstone's wave machine

535

Patent granted to John Barwise, chronometer maker, and Alexander Bain, for 'Improvements in the application of driving power to Clocks and Time Pieces'

12 items

Folder of photos entitled '12 Wembley Snapshots'

Difference Engine index of parts.

Scribbling Book Volume V. Important matter of history in the Analytical Engine.

A letter from Brunel recommending "practical men"