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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 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

Homeopathic medicine chest, Northamptonshire, England, 1801-1900

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

Northampton Plating Company Three Valve Loudspeaker

Radio Communication

1928-1933

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

Orthopaedics

1930-70

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

Water Transport

1910-1937

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

Road Transport

1946
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

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

Mechanical Power Transmission

1960

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

Mechanical Power Transmission

1960

Dressing forceps, steel, by Bowden of Northampton,

Surgery

1831-1870
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, 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 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 composite brake, by Bassett-Lowke, c 1912.

Model London & North Western Railway carriage

Railway Models

1907-1917
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 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, 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 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
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 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 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, 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 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 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 luggage brake, by Bassett-Lowke, c 1912.

Model LNWR luggage carriage, c 1912

Railway Models

1907-1917
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
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, 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, 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
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
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
Bottle of grey dye for print retouching; in original carton with instructions.

Martin's retouching dye

Photographic Technology
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
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
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
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, 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
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, 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
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