Supermarine Rolls Royce Seaplane, S.6.B. S.1595 (with dummy engine). Winner of the Schneider Trophy, 1931. Supermarine Seaplane, S.6.B. S.1595 1931
Gas cooker designed by James Sharp (a pioneer of domestic gas cooking technology) and manufactured by W. M. Lankester and Son of Southampton , sheet iron construction, top box missing, 1845-1855 Gas cooker, c. 1850. 1845-1855
Reinforced concrete section from Woolston Quay, Southampton, Hennebique system, built 1899, the first use in England. Early development of reinforced concrete was largely in France. The system devised by Francois Hennebique (1842-1921) was introduced to Britain under licence by Louis Gustave Mouchel (1852-1908) in 1897 at William Weaver & Co Grain silos, Swansea. Mouchel now (as of 2003ish) a major construction company with a turnover of over £70 million. See also 1986-1478. Reinforced Concrete Section from Woolston Quay 1899
Six inch ordnance survey map showing a proposed railway linking the Cromford and High Peak Railway at Longcliffe with the Great Northern Railway at Pinxton and the planned Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway's extension to London (later Great Central Railway) at Annesley. Proposed railway plan Longcliffe, Annesley and Pinxton circa 1890-1899
Map of York 1851 showing station, York and North Midland Railway and York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway lines and associated sidings and workshops, coal depots, staithes, and surrounding streets. Map of York 1851 1851
Silver gelatin print by the Associated Press, titled "'Velvet' here with her mother", 14 August 1947. Printed caption on verso reads: "Miss Elizabeth Taylor (left) the child film actress, who played the leading role in 'National Velvet' walks with her mother at Southampton this morning August 14th on arrival in Queen Mary". 'Velvet' here with her mother 14 August 1947
Selection of six silicon wafers showing various stages of manufacture of chips, 1996. Selection of six silicon wafers showing various stages of manufacture of chips 1996