Archive

The archival collection contains documents and illustrations pertaining to the history of the Liverpool/Manchester Railway. a- A brown envelope addressed to Allan Cohoe, 243 Helen Street Kingston from ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE SAINT-LAURENT,2288 PARKEDALE IN Brockville, Ontario. There is a plastic square attached to the envelope and there is hand-writing on the back. b- A light pink folded map of Liverpool, titled as "LIVERPOOL and its Environs". c- A letter from the British Tourist Authority dated to 18th February 1975. The letter is written by Michael Knight, Director of Public Relations to Mr. F. J., the curator of Pump House Steam Museum in Kingston, Ontario. In the letter, Knight stated that he mailed a kit of material on the history of the Liverpool/Manchester railway for the Pumphouse Steam Museum's exhibition. d- A blue paper titled "A Picture History of the LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY". e- A typed double-sided paper titled "LIVERPOOL PACKET No.4 DESCRIPTIVE NOTES" written by Fritz Spiegl. The lettering is in dark red. f- A photo-copied illustration of people "UNDER THE MOORISH ARCH OF THE LIVERPOOL-MANCHESTER-RAILWAY". g- A printed magazine article titled "Monthly Supplement of THE PENNY MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge". The article is dated to March 31 to April 30, 1833. This paper includes the front page, back page of the article and some illustrations. h- The inner pages of the magazine article for The Penny Magazine. This part includes one printed illustration of Moorish Arch and one printed illustration of Olive Mount Excavation. i- A one-sided printed paper diagram of "SYSTEM OF WORKING INCLINES AS APPLIED AT THE EDGEHILL STATION. LIVERPOOL & COWLAIRS. GLASCOW." j- A one-sided printed map titled "MAP Liverpool AND Manchester NEW LINE OF RAILWAY". It is a green piece of paper. k- A printed one-sided paper of "LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY REPORT". The report is dated to May 22nd, 1826. The lettering is dark red on the light pink paper. l- A red printed illustration of the "Original Offices of the Liverpool - Manchester Railway, Smithtown Lane" on a yellow piece of paper. m- A printed one-side comic with animated characters captions on pink paper. The title reads "EFFECTS OF THE RAILROAD ON THE BRUTE CREATION". n- A paper of four printed black-and-white photographs of locations on the line of the Liverpool-Manchester railway. o- A printed one-sided illustration on a yellow piece of paper, titled "VIEW OF THE LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAIL ROAD AT THE POINT WHERE IT CROSSES THE DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER'S CANAL". p- A printed one-side cartoon, titled "THE RAILING COMPANY AT LIVERPOOL." The cartoon mocks the danger of taking the train. It was published by RLloyd 40 Gibson Street Waterloo Road. q- A printed one-sided illustration on a card. It is titled "BRIDGE OVER WATER ST MANCHESTER LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAILWAY". r- A one-sided paper of two printed black-and-white photographs, featuring views of the Liverpool-Manchester Railway with passengers, tunnels and chimneys. s- A printed one-sided cartoon with animated characters and captions. It is titled "THE FIRST STEAM COACH, WHOT EVER STARTED." t- A printed one-sided illustration of a horse standing in a train cart. It is titled "Lateral Elevation". u- An illustration of the line of railroad, carriages and engines. It is placed inside a plastic protective sleeve. v- A poster board that originally supported illustration part u. There is glue residue on the surface. w- An illustration on poster board, titled "THE ENTERPRISE' STEAM OMNIBUS". The glue-on paper stripes read "Built by Mr. Hancock of Stratford for the Commenced Running April 22nd 1833". x- A paper stripe with imprinted letters of "Built by David Gordon Esq." This piece was originally attached to part w. y- A piece of black paper border that has come off from part w. z- An illustration of the upper-middle class passengers taking the steam coach. The illustration is detached from its poster board, and inserted into a plastic protective sleeve. aa- A poster board that originally supported illustration part z. There is glue residue on the surface. The two paper stripes read "DR. CHURCH'S LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM STEAM COACH" and "BUILT IN BIRMINGHAM IN 1833". ab- An illustration of upper-middle class passengers on a green carriage with the letter "COMET" on the left side of the carriage. ac- A poster board that originally supported illustration part ab. ad- A paper stripe with imprinted letters of "Gordon's New Patent Steam Carriage". It was originally attached to part ac. ae- An illustration on poster board with captions on a paper stripe. It is a representation of a Steam Carriage, the invention of Mr.W.H.James of Birmingham. af- A green paper illustration of a traveler sitting on a carriage. It is titled "TRAVELLING on the LIVERPOOL and MANCHESTER RAILWAY". ag- A poster board that originally supported illustration af. There is glue residue on the surface. ah- A paper stripe with a printed caption that explains the letters of reference on the principal parts of the drawing. ai- An illustration of steam carriage London and Bath Royal Patent. aj- A poster Board that originally supported illustration part ai. There are two paper stripes attached to the board. One of the stripes reads "Built by Goldsworthy Gurney Esq. the Inventor", and the other one explains how the present Steam Carriage works. ak- An illustration of the "Infant", an experimental Carriage that was begun in 1826. The "Autopsy" in the illustration is an Omnibus built in 1833, and the "ERA" is a powerful Carriage built for a specific company. al- A poster board that originally supported illustration ak. There is some glue residue and a paper stripe on its surface. am- A paper stripe reads "Invented & Built by Mr. Watter Hancock". an- A paper stripe reads "STEAM CARRIAGES".