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

1861

Braided cigar lights in labelled box

1890

Great Eastern Railway, Stratford Works

1897

Great Eastern Railway cheap excursions

1888

Stratford Roundhouse

1897-1933

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

1894

LNER match truck

1926

Great Eastern Railway Rules of the New Superannuation Fund

1897

Model, of Crispin's patent 1860 screw propellor

1861

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

1861

Temperance Union Calendar, 1939

1938

Great Eastern Locomotive, No 87

1904

Steam locomotive, number 1217, Great Eastern Railway

1905

St Pauls Cathedral divine service

1919
List of drawings for 2-6-0 3 cylinder locomotives, no date, 1 document, Stratford Works Drawing Office.

Stratford Works Drawing List

Notice number EG.49 issued by British Railways Eastern Region, titled "Notice of Royal TRain conveying Members of the Royal Family and the remains of His Majesty King George VI from Wolferton to King's Cross on Monday, 11th February, 1952". Issued by E. W. Rostern, Operating Superintendent, Marylebone Station, 9th February, 1952.

Brtiish Railways Eastern Region Notice of Royal Train conveying . . . remains of his Majesty king George VI

1952
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
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
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
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
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
Booklet, order of service in memory of the Railwaymen of Great Britain and Ireland who have died in the service of their country during the war, 1914-1918, containing list of names of those known to have died, alphabetically by railway company, with inserts concerning Captain Fryatt and a report of the service

St Paul's Cathedral - Divine service in memory of those Railwaymen who laid down their lives for their Country in the Great War 1914-1918, Wednesday May 14th 1919

1919
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
Circular from The Stratford Committee to the Enginemen & Firemen at Lowestoft, re wage cuts and disciplinary matters, ( hand written and photostat), 28 February 1887.

wages circular

1887
Locomotive Worksplate, LNER, "London & North Eastern, Railway, 69637, Rebuilt, Stratford Works 1926", ex 0-6-2T Class N7/1, (apart from boiler changes cannot trace any rebuilding of Class N7 at Stratford), could be Class N7/1, LNER No. 832/9637, BR No. 69637, built Gorton April 1926, withdrawn March 1959.

London & North Eastern Railway Stratford worksplate

1926
Notice. Great Eastern Railway. National Co-Operative Festival, Temperance Fete (and other London attractions). Excursion tickets will be issued from Yarmouth (South Town) to London (Liverpool Street) on Saturdays 11 and 18 July 1903. Black text on yellow background. Printed at the Company's Works, Stratford. Stuck to card. Losses to bottom centre. Format: double crown. Dimensions: 30 x 20 inches, 762 x 508mm

national co-operative festival

1903
Poster. British Railways (Eastern Region). Pullman Car Trains. London (King's Cross) and Yorkshire, from 25 September 1950. The Yorkshire Pullman/The Harrogate Sunday Pullman. Green and brown text on white background with blue border. BR(ER) ref: PP/39/219. Printed by the Railway Printing Works, Stratford.

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

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

Bottle of quinine phosphate powder

1835-1880
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

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
Leaflet, London & North Eastern Railway, "Reduced Half Day Early Closing Trips" with time table on the inside, Printed at the Company's Works, Stratford, April 1923.

Reduced half day early closing trips

Rule book, Eastern Counties Railway, printed at the company works in Stratford, September 12th 1854 with the 1857 updates.

Eastern Counties Railway rule book

1857
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Rough drawing register, part only, January 1941-November 1945, 1 volume, Stratford Works Drawing Office.

Stratford Works Drawing Register

1941-1945
Register of carriage and wagon drawings, nos. 29590-41179, c. 1930-January 1943, 1 volume, Stratford Works Drawing Office.

Stratford Works Drawing Register

1930-1943
Miscellaneous papers including lists of drawings for B1, B17, C12, J20, J39, K2, K3, N1, N2, T1, V1 and V3 locomotives, c. 1929-1957, 1 file, Stratford Works Drawing Office.

Miscellaneous papers including lists of drawings for locomotives

1929-1957
List of drawings for new Ilford suburban trains, 1935, 1 document, Stratford Works Drawing Office.

List of drawings for new Ilford suburban trains

1935
Booklet, "Code of Practice for Cable Laying", 1945. Issued by the London & North Eastern Railway Chief Mechanical Engineer's Department. Folded pages in green card cover. Good condition.

Code of Practice for Cable Laying

1945
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
Notice number EG.49 issued by British Railways Eastern Region, titled "Notice of Royal TRain conveying Members of the Royal Family and the remains of His Majesty King George VI from Wolferton to King's Cross on Monday, 11th February, 1952". Issued by E. W. Rostern, Operating Superintendent, Marylebone Station, 9th February, 1952.

Brtisih Railways Eastern Region Notice of Royal Train conveying . . . remains of his Majesty king George VI

1952
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