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George Stephenson's Rocket, 1822
Photograph of the tanker 'World Unicorn' before launch
Manchester Caribbean Carnival leaflet, 1993
Photograph of the construction of the Tyne Bridge
Simon Temple's plan of Jarrow and the River Tyne
Cellar book for His Grace the Duke of Bridgewater
Ennis and Freeman on Sydney Harbour Bridge during construction
The Victoria Engine designed by James Close 1837
Set of playing cards depicting the counties of England and Wales, Robert Morden, 1676
Map of the River Weaver, surveyor John Billington 1721
Plan of Seathwaite showing wad-mine surface and workings, 1821
George Walker’s watercolours for The Costume of Yorkshire, 1814
Poster advertising The People's Excursion Trains to the Art,Treasures Exhibition, Manchester
“The first report of a society for preventing accidents in coal mines”
Roker Pier, Sunderland, under construction
High level Bridge, Newcastle
Birdseye View of Barrow Docks and Shipbuilding Yard
Cunard Staff Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Jan 1923).
Photograph of Walter Marshall while serving as a pilot in the RAF in the Middle
Flying machines designed by Sir George Cayley (1773-1857)
Replica of ‘Rocket’ 1886.
Ferry boats
Birkenhead Park – sales plan
Diaries and journals of Ellen Weeton (written 1807-1825)
Photograph of Queensway Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool to Birkenhead under construction, 1931
Cammell Laird – photograph of the launch of the Windsor Castle
Plan of the Saltburn Inclined Tramway
Mersey Tunnel Construction photograph
RMS Eskimo in a Norwegian fjord
Photograph of Bessemer Convertor
‘Part of the Wall near Benwell Hill, with an Apple Tree growing upon its Summit’
Alfred Wainwright 1907-1991
‘Our Northern Film Heritage’
Illustration of George Stephenson's locomotive, ‘Locomotion’ 1875
Drawing of the first composite passenger coach introduced on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, 1830-31
Scrapbook of Bradford views and portraits
Cunard Passenger List `Passengers for Halifax and Boston: No. 1' (Jul 1840-Dec 1844) 1 volume.
High level Bridge, Newcastle
