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GER 2-4-0 steam locomotive No 490, 1894

GER 2-4-0 steam locomotive No 490, 1894

1894
Great Eastern Locomotive, No 87

Great Eastern Locomotive, No 87

1904
LNER match truck

LNER match truck

1926
Great Eastern Railway, Stratford Works

Great Eastern Railway, Stratford Works

1897
Steam locomotive, number 1217, Great Eastern Railway

Steam locomotive, number 1217, Great Eastern Railway

1905
St Pauls Cathedral divine service

St Pauls Cathedral divine service

1919
Stratford Roundhouse

Stratford Roundhouse

1897-1933
Great Eastern Railway Cheap Excursions Notice

Great Eastern Railway Cheap Excursions Notice

1888
Braided cigar lights in labelled box

Braided cigar lights in labelled box

1890
Model, of Crispin's patent 1860 screw propellor

Model, of Crispin's patent 1860 screw propellor

1861
Temperance Union Calendar, 1939

Temperance Union Calendar, 1939

1938
Model, of blade from Crispin's patent 1860 screw propellor

Model, of blade from Crispin's patent 1860 screw propellor

1861
Model, of navy frigate stern, fitted with Crispin's patent 1860 screw propellor

Model, of navy frigate stern, fitted with Crispin's patent 1860 screw propellor

1861
Great Eastern Railway Rules of the New Superannuation Fund

Great Eastern Railway Rules of the New Superannuation Fund

1897
Headboard, Royal Coat-of-Arms, Great Eastern Railway, carried by the train which conveyed the Duke and Duchess of York from Liverpool Street, London to Wolferton, for Sandringham, following their wedding in July 1893.

Royal Coat of Arms, Great Eastern Railway

1893
Central Press Photos Ltd photograph showing Sir Laurence Olivier in character as Macbeth. Caption on back reads: Tonight, Tuesday, "Macbeth" will have its first performance of the season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Sir Laurence Olivier is in the name part for the first time since his much-praised performance at the Old Vic 18 years ago, and Vivien Leigh is playing Lady Macbeth for the first time. The production is directed by Glen Byam Shaw, and the costumes and settings are designed by Roger Furse. The picture shows a fine study of Sir Laurence Olivier as Macbeth.

Laurence Olivier as Macbeth

07 June 1955
Certificate, Great Eastern Railway Pension Fund, Ernest William Hubbard, 1st December 1910, designed by W. Lucas, GER Carriage Department Stratford.

Great Eastern Railway Pension Fund

1910
Model, stern of British Navy steam frigate, fitted with Crispin's 1860 patent No. 2001 twin flat blade screw propeller, fitted to mahogany stand; plus a propeller inscribed with: ‘B’; and another propeller inscribed with: ‘C’, by William Crispin, Stratford, Essex, England, 1861

Model, of frigate, fitted with Crispin's 1860 patent screw propeller, plus two other propellers

1861
Certificate, Great Eastern Railway Pension Supplemental Fund Membership, designed by W. Lucas at the Carriage Department, printed at the company's works, Stratford, issued to Mrs Florence Pavitt on 1st October 1896.

Great Eastern Railway Pension Supplemental Fund Membership

1896
Bottle of quinine phosphate powder, by Howards and Sons, London, 1835-1880

Bottle of quinine phosphate powder

1835-1880
LNER instruction booklet for Southern Area Western Section, "Regulations for Train Signalling by the Permissive Block System," issued 1 July 1934. 9pp.

Regulations for Train Signalling by the Permissive Block System

1934
Timetable booklet. Associated Humber Lines. Continental Services via Hull, grimsby and Goole, 15 May 1939 until further notice. AHL ref: No 8. Printed at the London & North Eastern Railway Company's Printing Works, Stratford Market, London. 42pp plus covers.

Associated humber lines timetable booklet

1939
LNER booklet "Great Eastern Railway New Pension Supplemental Fund Rules" published in 1924 following the amalgamation of the LNER's constituent companies' pension schemes. 51pp.

Great Eastern Railway New Pension Supplemental Fund Rules

1924
LNER instruction booklet "Regulations for Train Signalling on Single Lines of Railway by the Electric Token Block System," issued 1 October 1935. 29pp. Printed at the Company Works.

Regulations for Train Signalling on Single Lines of Railway by the Electric Token Block System

1935
LNER booklet "Great Eastern Railway Provident Savings Bank Rules and Regulations" 1934. 15pp. Printer at the company Works inStratford.

Great Eastern Railway Provident Savings Bank Rules and Regulations

1934
Staff notice. Great Eastern Railway. It is essential for the welfare of the nation that the railways should be maintained in an efficient manner, and be prepared to meet any military demends which may be placed upon them. This cannot be done if the Staff is seriously depleted and.....it is requested that in future anyone in the service of the Company wishing to enlist will first ascertain from his departmental office whether he can be spared from his railway duties. September 1914. Black text on white background. Printed at the Company's Works, Stratford.

welfare of the nation

1914/09
Great Eastern Railway handbill advertising cheap excursions to the international health exhibition on Mondays between the 6th and 20th October 1884. The handbill is dated September 1884 and is printed on yellow paper.

Great Eastern Railway handbill

1884
List of drawings for 2-6-0 3 cylinder locomotives, no date, 1 document, Stratford Works Drawing Office.

Stratford Works Drawing List

Certificate, Great Eastern Railway Pension Supplemental Fund, William Alfred Rodie, 1st November 1905, designed by W. Lucas, GER Carriage Department Stratford.

Great Eastern Railway Pension Supplemental Fund

1905
LNER instruction booklet "Regulations for Train Signalling on Double Lines of Railway by the Absolute Block System," issued 1 July 1934. 26pp.

Regulations for Train Signalling on Double Lines of Railway by the Absolute Block System

1934
Book, Great Eastern Railway, "November 1876 Working Timetables of Passenger and Goods Trains", printed by John Rea, Stratford, 1876.

November 1876 Working Timetables of Passenger and Goods Trains

1876
Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway handbill, advertising cheap excursion tickets to Lincoln, dated March 1892. Black ink on green paper. Mounted.

GN &GER handbill

1892
Notice, printed, from AW Headley to members of the Choir and Orchestra of the LNER Musical Society reference concert at Ushher Hall, Edinburgh, April 10 1926, annotated T H Pouncey

LNER Musical Society Concert

1926-03-29
Driver's Certificate, Great Eastern Railway, for George Smith, issued at Stratford on July 4th 1912, pre-printed paper with hand written details.

Great Eastern Railway drivers certificate

1912
Great Eastern Railway handbill advertising a day excursion to Yarmouth and Lowestoft, on Thursday 17th August, 1911. Dated July 1911 and signed by Walter H. Hyde.

Great Eastern Railway handbill advertising a day excursion to Yarmouth and Lowestoft

1911
Poster, British Railways (Railway Executive/North Eastern Region), Hull to Grimsby by Paddle Steamer, 2 examples. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Hull to Grimsby by Paddle Steamer

1951
Booklet, Great Eastern Railway, "Tourist, Seaside and ExcursionArrangements from 1st June and Until Further Notice for Season 1877", giving times but mainly fares for different journeys and classes, 16pp, Printed by John Rea, Stratford, London, 1877, dimensions 289 x 183mm.

tourist, seaside and excursion arrangements

1877
Handbill, Great Eastern Railway, "Special Excursion Train to London", with fares, printed at the company works, 30th August 1864.

Special Excursion Train to London

1864
Notice. London and North Eastern Railway. Cloak Rooms. Charges and Conditions. August 1924. Black text on white background. LNER ref: 11297/11/24-2500-11/24. Printed at the Company's Works, Stratford. Torn with losses at top.

Cloak Rooms

Poster. British Railways (Eastern Region). London (King's Cross) and Yorkshire. The White Rose/The West Riding Restaurant Car Expresses, 25 September 1950 until further notice. Blue and maroon text on white background with blue border. BR(ER) ref: PP/39/217. Printed by the Railway Printing Works, Stratford.

Poster. British Railways (Eastern Region). London (King's Cross) and Yorkshire

Letter, typewritten, from A.W. Headley, CME Dept, Stratford to the London & North Eastern Railway Musical Society dated 4 July 1925 expressing appreciation for concert

Concert, Queen's Hall, June 26th

1925-07-04
Volume, paper with board covers, re-bound, Loco Engine Stock, Great Eastern Railway, manuscript copy kept by A.J. Hill, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GER, Stratford Works. Originally written up circa 1904, corrected to 1 April 1921 and again to 10 October 1923. Gives details of locomotives, their numbers, wheels, dimensions, brakes, dates of modifications, when broken up etc.

Loco Engine Stock

1904-1923
Handbill, Great Eastern Railway, 'Cheap Mid Day Excursions to Stratford', with times and prices, 2395/3/22, March 1922, dimensions 212 x 144mm, badly mounted on paper with letters regarding the offer of the handbill.

Cheap mid day excursions to Stratford'

1922
Tourist programme, Great Eastern Railway tourist programme cover, Illustrated with painting of G.E.R. Restaurant Express, 1 May 1914. 11.4567 x 7.2835 in.

Cover of Tourist Programme

1914
Handbill, Great Eastern Railway, 'Rail and Boat Excursions to Harwich and Ipswich Thursday 4th October 1866', With fares and times and handwritten note on the reverse, 23rd September 1866

Rail and Boat Excursions to Harwich and Ipswich Thursday 4th October 1866

1866
Locomotive component. Driver's brake valve from steam locomotive and tender, No 490, 2-4-0, Great Eastern Railway, designed by J. Holden, built at Stratford in 1894, withdrawn 1959.

Driver's Brake Valve

1894
Eastern Counties Railway booklet "Rules of the Eastern Counties Railway Rifle Volunteers" published at Stratford, the company's works, East London, 1859. 24pp.

Rules of the Eastern Counties Railway Rifle Volunteers

1859
Great Eastern Railway colour drawing for a new bookstall on the up platform of Wolferton Station dated 08/11/1901. Note on drawing says it was removed and re-erected in the office of Mr C J Williams in 1953.

Drawing of Wolferton Station bookstall

1901-11-08
LNER instruction booklet "Instructions relating to the Transmission of Telegraph Messages" issued 30 June 1931. 26pp. Printed at the Company Works, Stratford.

Instructions relating to the Transmission of Telegraph Messages

1931
Great Eastern Railway handbill advertising a cheap trip to London and back, on Monday 4th September, 1876. Dated August 1876 and signed by S.Swarbrick, General Manager. Black ink on yellow paper. Mounted on brown backing paper.

Great Eastern Railway handbill advertising a cheap trip to London and back

1876