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The Rastrick Notebook

1829

Digital copy of Rastrick, John Urpeth: Common Place Book. [Shropshire] [1803?-1809].

digital copy 2015; original [1803?-1809].
[Letterpress copy letter] 1829 Feb 3, Stourbridge [to] Tim[oth]y Hackworth, New Sheldon, near West Auckland, Durham / John U Rastrick. [2p. on 1 leaf. Requests details of costs of keeping Stockton and Darlington locomotive engines in repairs for one year 'and for particulars of the coal and water consumed during an experiment with the Royal George', and 'the No. of each of your Locomotive Engines - with the Men's Names who work them, that I may know ... one from the other'. He makes passing reference to Nicholas Wood at Killingworth, and mentions 'American Gentlemen' and tests carried out for them on Hackworth's engine between Stockton and Darlington. Mention is made of a set of wrought iron tyres which had been used at Killingworth for nine months without perceptible wear. The letter was written while Rastrick was preparing his report to the Directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway]

Letter, John Rastrick to Timothy Hackworth, 3 February 1829

1829-02-03
Bolton & Preston Railway drawing of occupation bridge, signed John U. Rastrick CE, London 23 October 1839 and drawing of occupation gate, signed John U. Rastrick CE London 24 Nov, 1838.

Drawings of Bolton & Preston Railway occupation bridge and gate

1838-1839
Note book of dimensions and calculations for a six horse Patent Expansive Engine, 1813 by J.U. Rastrick

Note book of dimensions and calculations for a six horse Patent Expansive Engine

1813
Spinning wheel, Scottish, by William Mark, Aberdeen, c. 1760

Scottish spinning wheel, c. 1760

1760