Typed copy transcript of a letter [unknown recipient] from Fanny Kemble recounting her experience of the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway in 1830. Transcript - Fanny Kemble's Railway Experience
Series consisting of postcards and photographs collected by Keith Watkins. Keith Watkins Postcard Collection
Wooden board with paper sign affixed which reads 'London and North Western Railway No Smoking Allowed on These Premises'. Wooden 'No Smoking' Sign
Box containing a bundle of black and white postcards of various Beyer Peacock and Garratt locomotives. Also a loose, rolled copy of a Garratt publicity shot and a print of an unidentified row of cottages. Ephemera - postcards and poster of Beyer Peacock and Garratt locomotives
Bundle of leaflets and information sheets relating to the Riot of Steam event held in 2005 and the Great Garrett Gathering held in 2009. Includes twelve printed items including facsimile tickets, timetables and prints. Ephemera - Riot of Steam Event 2005 and Great Garrett Gathering 2009
Bundle of postcards of various aeroplanes. Some are labelled and presented in a small photograph album, others are loose. Include a detailed list of 27 of the postcards. Postcards - Various Aeroplanes
Hardback notebook containing membership details and amounts paid by Air & Space Museum members. Notebook - Friends of the Air & Space Museum Membership Applications
Reprint of a poster produced by the Great Central Railway, ref X. 1/29689 relating to a grand league football match between Glossop and Blackpool, 1908. Poster - Great Central Railway
Bundle of railway counterfoils; parcel receipts; bicycle storage season tickets and train service timetables. Ephemera - Railway counterfoils; parcel receipts and bicycle storage season tickets
Minutes of the 30th Annual General Meeting of the Friends of MOSI, held on 26 May 2015 at 7pm in the Lovell Suite, Great Western Warehouse. Includes the Chairman's report and financial information. Meeting Minutes - Friends of MOSI AGM 2015
Bundle of papers relating to the Passenger Railways 175 Years 'Riot of Steam' event, held 15-18 September 2005. Includes a briefing letter; roster information; operating instructions and detailed briefing notes. Documents - 'Passenger Railways 175 Years: Riot of Steam'
Bundle of photographs relating to the 1992 Planet Locomotive Project. Includes 47 annotated and numbered image and a flyer advertising a "Planet 21" celebration held in 2013. Photographs - Planet Locomotive Project 1992
Bundle of papers found loose in a box titled 'Friends' Activities Records'. Includes information on a volunteer co-ordinator role; flyer for a Friends 'Working Wonders' weekend event and material relating to a BAfM [British Association of Friends of Museums] magazine article. Documents - 'Friends Activities Records'
Bundle of meeting minutes and agenda for various Council Meetings of the Friends of the Museum of Science and Industry. Meeting Minutes and Agenda - Friends of the Museum of Science and Industry Council Meetings and Special General Meeting
Bundle of magazines, leaflets and cuttings relating to the Liverpool Road site. Includes archaeological material and railway commemorative events. Magazines and Cuttings - Commemorative Railway Events
Bundle of first day postal covers and notes. Includes Rainhill Trials 1829-1979; Re-enactment of the Rainhill Trials; Great Railway Exposition 1930-1980; LMR Post Office 1st day cover 12th March 1980; Liverpool Road Station 15th September 1980; Rocket 150; Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1830 issue; Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1830; and Liverpool and Manchester Railway. First Day Covers and Notes
Binder containing black and white printed images of various historic views of Manchester. Images are numbered with accompanying description. Images - Historic City of Manchester
Binder containing photographs collected by the Visual Records Group. The images are in colour and show various shots of the Liverpool Road Station site and the wider Castlefield area. There are also a selection of images of various Manchester pubs. Album 5; Pages 201-250; Print No's. 97/01225 to 97/01448. Photographs - Liverpool Road and Castlefield
Bundle of annotated information sheets and images (some photocopies) taken from a lever arch folder titled 'Historic Castlefield - Then & Now'. Historic Castlefield - Then & Now
Bundle of press cuttings relating to Liverpool Road Station and the wider Castlefield area. Press Cuttings - Liverpool Road and Castlefield Area
Large bundle of negatives showing miscellaneous images including Liverpool Road Station. An index is provided in a folder. Negatives - Miscellaneous
Bundle of leaflets and booklets in an envelope labelled 'A5 booklets'. Includes publications titled Liverpool Road Station Trail and Guide; The Railway Men; Great Railway Exposition Film Notes; Rocket 150; Newton 150; Rainhill Trials Exhibition; Rocket Paperweight; LMR 150th Anniversary; Guild of Railway Artists; Commemorative Postcards GPO; Happy Birthday Liverpool Road Station; Public Transport for the Great Railway Exhibition; BR Post Office Covers; Catalogue of Railway Souvenirs; Rocket 150 Official Programme; and Oldest in the World, edited by C. Makepeace. Publications - A5 Booklets
Bundle of booklets and postcards produced to celebrate the centenary of the opening of the Liverpool Manchester Railway. Publications include an official programme covering the celebrations held in Liverpool; a catalogue of the Railway Exhibition held in St Georges Hall, Liverpool; and reproductions of 'The Railway Companion, Describing an Excursion Along the Liverpool Line' and 'An Accurate Description of the Liverpool and Manchester Rail-Way'. Publications - Liverpool Manchester Railway Centenary Booklets
Copy of a book entitled 'London & North Western Railway Company List of Towns and Places from and to which the L. & N. W. R. Co. Convey Goods from, or to, their London Road & Liverpool Rd. Stations, Manchester'. Volume - London & North Western Railway Company List of Towns and Places from and to which the L. & N. W. R. Co. Convey Goods from, or to, their London Road & Liverpool Rd. Stations, Manchester
Bundle of souvenir tickets and badges. Includes Rainhill Trials exhibition souvenir admission ticket; Great Railway Exposition adult admission ticket; Facsimile ticket LMR, September 1830; souvenir platform ticket, Rainhill Station; special train ticket Liverpool or Manchester to Rainhill and return; Rocket 150 admission ticket, 26th May 1980; souvenir ticket 1st class Liverpool Road East and return; label LMR 150 years; beer mat LMR 150 years; badge - The Rocket 1829; and badge - LMR Anniversary 150 years. Ephemera - Tickets and Badges
Binder of postcards and photographs collected by Keith Watkins. The images are indexed and captioned, showing various locations across Manchester such as Old Castlefield and City Hall, along with images of male and female sports teams from 1918. Postcards and Photographs - Various scenes across Manchester
Copy of a book entitled 'Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company Regulations'. Volume - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company Regulations
Binder containing photographs collected by the Visual Records Group. The images are in colour and show various shots of the Liverpool Road Station site and the wider Castlefield area. Album 3; Pages 101-150; Print No's. 95/00780 to 96/00972. Photographs - Liverpool Road and Castlefield
Binder containing photographs collected by the Visual Records Group. The images are in colour and show various shots of the Liverpool Road Station site and the wider Castlefield area. Album 7. Photographs - Liverpool Road and Castlefield
Contents of a file titled 'MOSI Conferences & Meetings'. Includes handouts and programme information relating to academic conferences produced or attended by the Friends' group. Topics covered include 'The Piston Engine Revolution'; 'Mechanised Transport: an Urban Panacea?'; 'The Story of Transatlantic Communication'; 'From mill to mall - the sustainable regeneration of Manchester's industrial buildings'; 'Second International Early Railways Conference'; 'Innovation in Manchester'; 'the Rise of Textile Industry'; and 'The Museum and the Industrial Archaeology of the Manchester Region'. File - MOSI Conferences & Meetings
Copy of an article from The Stephenson Society Journal titled 'The Old Manchester Rail Tour', dated September 1956. Article - The Old Manchester Rail Tour
Contents of a file titled 'Friends MSIM Talks & Visits: also Adult Ed. Gp. Minutes and Programmes Inc. Day Confs'. File - Friends MSIM Talks and Visits
Oversized financial ledger relating to the Liverpool Road Station Society. Ledger - Liverpool Road Station Society
