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Two mounted photographs of Hackworth's Safety Spring Valve (Front and Side Elevation) as originally used in 'Royal George' locomotive

Printed material

Material accumulated by several members of the Hackworth family or unidentified

Pamphlets

Journal and magazine articles/extracts

Newspapers

Timetables/guides

Postcards showing Shildon Church and surroundings

Postcard showing ‘old second class railway carriage’

Print of Novelty Locomotive in black and white

Copies of two photographs of Hackworth's 'Samson' locomotive, 1838, sent to Nova Scotia in 1839, first locomotive in British North America

Likenesses/silhouettes of Timothy Hackworth Sr, Jane Hackworth (nee Golightly) and Jane Young (nee Hackworth)

Mounted blueprint of 'Magnet' locomotive

Photograph of Stockton and Darlington Railway 'No 1' Locomotive standing on display plinth

Photographs of 'old chain rails' from the Stockton and Darlington Railway

Print of 'Titan' Locomotive, possibly from drawing

Printed drawing of locomotive passenger Engine 'Sanspareil' manufactured by Timothy Hackworth Soho Works, Shildon, Darlington from the Practical Mechanic Journal parts 25,26,27 and 29 for April, May, June and August, 1850 Drawing Printed by Currie, Mackay & Kirkwood

Letter from John Tindall, Shrewsbury to Miss Hackworth [it is not known which family member this refers to]

Memoriam card

Memoriam card

Liverpool and Manchester centenary lectures given at Picton Hall, William Brown Street ‘The Rainhill Trails of 1829’ by Dendy Marshall and ‘Two hundred years of steam power on land and sea’ by Captain Edgar C. Smith

'The Liverpool & Manchester Railway Centenary Celebrations at Liverpool September 13th to 20th 1930'

'Reid’s Monthly Timetable and Advertiser of The York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway'

'Official Guide Leeds and District Tramway Car Routes', published by the Corporation of Leeds, includes descriptions of areas around Leeds

'Memento of Shildon Horticultural, Industrial, Agricultural and Live Stock Society Jubilee Show'

Article from the 'Richmond Chronicle' entitled 'Timothy Hackworth Memorial. A Shildon Scheme Enthusiastically Launched. Interesting Speeches', annotated in pen 'Ferens has the decedents wrong (BY) 'E' not 'R'

Photograph showing copper/brass relief of George Stephenson Steam Locomotive, Killingworth

Article from 'The Yorkshire Post' entitled ‘The Steam Rail Locomotive. Its origin and development’ by J.G.H. Warren M.I.Mech.E

Various articles from 'The Gazette' [a Canadian paper] by John Loye

Letters to publications re steam blast pipe, Blair & Co, Creation of Hackworth Masonic Lodge

'Auckland & County Chronicle’

‘The Northern Echo’

‘Evening Dispatch’

Fragmented newspaper articles

‘Northern Echo’

'The Brixtonian'

Article from 'The Engineer' entitled ‘The Locomotive Magnet as Reconstructed: Timothy Hackworth, Shildon and Soho, Engineer

'Hackworth Lodge of Mark Master Masons No.761 Consecration and Installation of W. Bro H.S. Sunderland, 596, P.M., P.P.S.G.W , Masonic Temple, Shildon'

Article from 'Engineering' entitled ‘Memorial to Timothy Hackworth'

'The Auckland Chronicle'

'Timothy Hackworth ‘father of the locomotive’ souvenir in commemoration of the centenary of his death, July 7 1850. Issued by the Shildon Timothy Hackworth commemoration committee. 1 shilling'.

Article from Railway & Locomotive Historical Society' entitled ‘Old Colony Railroad: the account of the opening taken from the ‘Boston Advertiser’

'The Northern Echo'

‘The Northern Echo’ No. 1,785

Article entitled 'The Legislative Council, Penang’s New Member’ [Robert Young]

'Catalogue, Transportation including Travel and Communication, Grafton & Co (Catalogue No. 79)'

'Catalogue of books and pamphlets relating to railways and canals J.S. Billingham' with annotations

Article from 'Darlington and Richmond Herald' entitled ‘The Railway Jubilee, speeches by Mr Henry Pease and Mr J.W. Pease'

Catalogue of Books on the Following Subjects, Grafton & Co (Catalogue No. 88) including ‘transport, travelling and vehicles’

'Catalogue, Railways, Grafton & Co (Catalogue No. 87) (1930) including Railways, books, maps and pamphlets from 1791-1845 in chronological order; The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Acts, Documents, Pictures, Descriptions and Portraits; Railways. Books, maps and pamphlets from 1846-1930 arranged by the authors in alphabetical order'