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Cut-away model of the T.S. 'Olympic', 1910-1937

Water Transport

1910-1937

Artificial arm, below-elbow prosthesis

Orthopaedics

1895-1904

Model of a Second World War canteen lorry, England, 1939-1945

Road Transport

1939-1945

Model of Sunbeam-Talbot 10 h.p. saloon motor car

Road Transport

1946

Camden cycle, occupational therapy device, Northampton, England 1930-1970

Orthopaedics

1930-70

Model steam locomotive, gauge 1, paraffin-fired live steam, London & North Western Railway (LNWR) 4-6-0 No 66 "Experiment", tender missing, probably by Bassett-Lowke, c 1912.

Live Steam Model of LNWR Steam Locomotive 'Experiment'

Railway Models

1907-1917

Homeopathic medicine chest, Northamptonshire, England, 1801-1900

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

Half-sectional model of the T.S. 'Olympic'

Water Transport

1910-1937

Model steam locomotive, 2 1/2" gauge, paraffin-fired live steam, London & North Western Railway 4-6-0 No 66 'Experiment', by Bassett-Lowke, c 1912.

Live steam model of locomotive 'Experiment'

Railway Models

1907-1917

Four row, taper roller bearing for 85mm shaft

Mechanical Power Transmission

1960

Single row, taper roller bearing, for 3/4" diam. shaft

Mechanical Power Transmission

1960

Northampton Plating Company Three Valve Loudspeaker

Radio Communication

1928-1933

Single row, taper roller bearing for 13/16" diam. shaft

Mechanical Power Transmission

1960

Dressing forceps, steel, by Bowden of Northampton,

Surgery

1831-1870

Two row, taper roller bearing, for 1/2" diam. shaft

Mechanical Power Transmission

1960

Model steam locomotive, `O' gauge tinplate, 3rd-rail electric, LMS 2-6-0 No.13000, by Bassett-Lowke, Northampton, c 1937.

Model London Midland & Scottish Railway steam locomotive, c 1937

Railway Models

1932-1942

Model railway carriage, 2 1/2" gauge, London & North Western Railway bogie 3rd, by Bassett-Lowke, c 1912.

Model of LNWR Third Class railway carriage

Railway Models

1907-1917

Model Railway Carriage, 1/12 scale, London & North Eastern Railway end vestibule corridor composite, No.1524, built 1932 by Bassett-Lowke Limited, fitted with `Flying Scotsman' destination board.

London & North Eastern Railway end vestibule composite

Railway Models

1932

Model steam locomotove, `O' gauge tinplate, 3rd rail electric, London Midland Scottish 4-4-0 "Compound" No. 1108, by Bassett-Lowke, Northampton, c 1935.

Model London Midland & Scottish Railway steam locomotive "Compound", c 1935

Railway Models

1930-1940

Model steam locomotive, gauge `1' tinplate, clockwork, MR 4-4-0 Compound No.1000, by Bassett-Lowke, Northampton, c 1912.

Clockwork model of Midland Railway steam locomotive, c 1912

Railway Models

1907-1917

Model railway carriage, gauge `1' tinplate, GWR clerestory bogie brake No.1334, by Carrette, Germany, for Bassett-Lowke, Northampton, c.1910

Model of Great Western Railway carriage, c 1910

Railway Models

1905-1915

Model steam locomotIve, 7mm semi-scale, London & North Eastern Railway, 4-6-2 No.4476 `Royal Lancer', by Bassett-Lowke, England, c 1939. Overall: 520 mm; locomotive: 95 mm x 330 mm x 70 mm; tender: 85 mm x 195 mm x 70 mm.

Model steam locomotive "Royal Lancer", London & North Eastern Railway, c 1939

Railway Models

1934-1944

Model railway carriage, 1/12 scale London & North Eastern Railway 1st class sleeper, built 1932 by Bassett-Lowke Limited, in British Railways livery as No.E1154 with `Night Scotsman' destination board.

Model Railway carriage; London & North Eastern Railway 1st class sleeper

Railway Models

1932

Model steamship cabin, scale 1:4, de luxe sleeping cabin on London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) steamer TSS 'Duke of Lancaster', built by William Denny & Bros, Dumbarton, 1928, withdrawn 1956. Model ex-LMS loan collection, made by Bassett-Lowke Limited, Northampton.

Model of Cabin TSS 'Duke of Lancaster' steamship, London Midland & Scottish Railway

Railway Models

Model railway carriage, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 1:12 scale, 1st class corridor vestibule carriage, as used on the 'Royal Scot' service, portion of the roof is cut away, built August 1932, by Bassett-Lowke Ltd, Northampton. Overall: 330 mm x 1570 mm x 255 mm.

Model railway carriage - 1st class, Royal Scot

Railway Models

1931

Model railway carriage, 2 1/2" gauge, London & North Western Railway bogie corridor, by Bassett-Lowke, c 1912.

Model of LNWR Third Class railway carriage

Railway Models

1907-1917

Model railway wagon, `O' gauge tinplate, London Midland Scottish 20-ton goods brake, No.62306, by Bassett-Lowke, England, c1939.

Model LMS goods brake wagon, c 1939

Railway Models

1934-1944

Model railway carriage, 2 1/2" gauge, London & North Western Railway bogie composite brake, by Bassett-Lowke, c 1912.

Model London & North Western Railway carriage

Railway Models

1907-1917

Model railway carriage, 2 1/2" gauge, Great Western Railway bogie composite clerestory luggage brake no 72914, by Bassett-Lowke, c 1912.

Model of LNWR Third Class railway carriage

Railway Models

1907-1917

Model railway carriage, 2 1/2" gauge, London & North Western Railway bogie luggage brake, by Bassett-Lowke, c 1912.

Model LNWR luggage carriage, c 1912

Railway Models

1907-1917

Model steam locomotive, 1/16 scale, Highland Railway, `Clan' class 4-6-0 No. 54 "Clan Chattan" in LMS livery as No.14766, prototype built 1921, model probably built by Bassett-Lowke Ltd., Northampton, c 1930.

Model steam locomotive "Clan Chattan", c 1930

Railway Models

1925-1935

Model railway carriage, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 1:12 scale, 1st class 12-wheeled bogie sleeping car No.352, flush-panelled prototype, built May 1937, by Bassett-Lowke Ltd, Northampton for Paris Exhibition 1937. Overall: 330 mm x 1850 mm x 240 mm.

1st class 12-wheeled bogie sleeping car No.352

Railway Models

1937

Model railway carriage, gauge `1' tinplate, GWR Clerestory bogie brake No.1334, by Carrette, Germany, for Bassett-Lowke, Northampton, c1910.

Model of Great Western Railway carriage, c 1910

Railway Models

1905-1915

Model steam locomotive, 2 1/2" gauge, paraffin-fired live steam, London & North Western Railway 4-4-0 No 238 "F W Webb", by Bassett-Lowke, c 1912.

Model of LNWR steam locomotive "F W Webb", c 1912

Railway Models

1907-1917

Oral history interview with Mark Causebrook, conducted and recorded by Theo Steel at the interviewee's home in Northampton on 17 June 2018. Duration: 3 hr. 4 min. 28 sec. Planning Office British Rail: London Midland Region London Division; Staff Entrant Management Trainee; traffic management; Rocket 150 celebrations; Motorail Kensington Olympia closure; preparing for Thameslink coal management unit; miners' strike; privatisation of subsidiaries; British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL); British Transport Hotels; investigating General Electric (GE) and General Motors (GM) freight locomotives; Regional Railways North East (RRNE); TransPennine; matrix management; John Edmonds (Director Regional Railways); Transport Users Consultative Committee (TUUC); West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE); Class 14x Pacers; stopping single tracking; Settle & Carlisle line closure; Leadership 500; Sector Director Regional Railways Central (RRC); scale of operations; leadership team; staff relationships and pay; vertical integration; opinions on RRC; Class 158; 1992 election; separation of track and trains; profit centres; train operating units (TOUs); privatisation process; First Group and National Express bids; Centro/West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE); Dean Finch; National Express Central bid cost reductions; Passenger Service Requirement (PSR); Railtrack/Network Rail; National Express finances; joining Go Ahead; Thameslink; London Bridge issues; work with First Class Partnerships (FCP); rolling stock companies (ROSCOs)

Mark Causebrook interviewed by Theo Steel

Oral Histories

2018-06-17

Bottle of grey dye for print retouching; in original carton with instructions.

Martin's retouching dye

Photographic Technology

A printed image of workers in the factory with bunting overhead . Taken by unknown photographer in Northampton.

Boot and Shoe factory Northampton

Photographs

1937-05

Two plastic nameplates for the model of the T.S. 'Normandie', by Bassett-Lowke Limited, Northampton, 1932-1947

Two plaques for the model of the T.S. 'Normandie'

Water Transport

1932-1947

Silver gelatin print entitled '2,000,000 Pairs of Service Boots in the Making' taken by an unkown photographer for Fox Photo agency, 24 August 1939. A photograph of employees of Mansfield's Shoe Factory, Northampton, surrounded by the boots they have made. They are working on an order for 2 million pairs of service boots, placed with 14 factories in Northampton by the Ministry of Supply.

2,000,000 Pairs of Service Boots in the Making

Photographs

1939-08-24

Sea-level model, scale 1:100, of the tubine steamer 'Normandie' (1932), on plaster sea diorama, by Bassett-Lowke Limited, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, 1932-1947

Model of the T.S. 'Normandie'

Water Transport

1932-1947

Stove, ornate design with 'MR' in centre. Plaques with 'Barnwell & Co, Foundry' and 'MR 1860'. Overall: 1025 mm x 530 mm x 590 mm.

Midland Railway stove

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1860

Model of a 9-vat board making machine that is used by the Reed Paper Group, used to make cartons for cartons or cigarettes (etc) 1960, (in glazed case)

Model of a board-making machine, used by Reed Paper Group, 1960

Papermaking

1960

Poster, London & North Eastern Railway, North British Station Hotel, Glasgow, series of photographic views showing interior and exterior of hotel, printed by Clarke & Sherwell Ltd, London & Northampton.

North British Station Hotel Glasgow

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

Poster, London & North Eastern Railway, Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle on Tyne, series of photographic views showing interior and exterior of hotel, printed by Clarke & Sherwell Ltd, London & Northampton.

Royal Station Hotel Newcastle on Tyne

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

Poster, London & North Eastern Railway, Zetland Hotel, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, series of photographic views showing interior and exterior of hotel, printed by Clarke & Sherwell Ltd, London & Northampton.

Zetland Hotel Saltburn-by-the-sea

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

Model railway wagon, O gauge tinplate, Great Western Railway/Private Owner tank wagon "GWR/United Dairies", by Bassett-Lowke, England, c 1935.

Model of "United Dairies" tank wagon, Great Western Railway

Railway Models

1930-1940