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Digital Library
We have digitised thousands of early publications from 1833-1950 and these are available in PDF format for a small subscription.
General Engineering
The Engineer - (1856-1950)
Engineering - (1866-1950)
Automotive
Autocar - (1895-1915)
Automobile Engineer - (1910-1930)
Automotor Journal - (1896-1917)
Light Car and Cyclecar - (1912-1939)
Motor - (1902-1914)
Books
Life of Sir William Fairbairn by William Pole
Life of Robert Stephenson by William Pole
Life of Richard Trevithick by F. Trevithick
Men of Invention and Industry by Samuel Smiles
The Evolution of the Parsons Steam Turbine by Alexander Richardson
Latest additions
- Rugby and Leamington Railway
- Bailey Street, Exeter
- Electric House (1955)
- Hall and Kay
- Staveley Industries
- Birch Mills, Ashton-under-Lyne
- Pont Saint-Thomas (Strasbourg)
- Dista Products
- Clifford and Snell
- Burco
- 1993 Key British Enterprises
- Systems Reliability Communications
- Syntex Pharmaceuticals
- Batty and Gregory
- Burco Dean
- Svedala Holdings UK
- Wellman Seaver Engineering Co
- Hawke Cable Glands
- E. Sutton and Son
- Sun Microsystems
- Heenan Spark
- London Assurance
- The Engineer 1911/11/24
- Culverwell, Brooks and Co
- Queen's Road, Exeter
- Queen's Terrace, Exeter
- Queen's Terrace, Wonford Road, Exeter
- Danes Road, Exeter
- Dane's Road, Exeter
- Hick's Court, Exeter
- Hicks Court, Exeter
- Hills Court, Exeter
- Hill's Court, Exeter
- Saddler's Lane, Exeter
- Wrefords Lane, Exeter
- Cotteridge Engineering Co
- Wreford's Lane, Exeter
- Morgan's Buildings
- Chapple's Buildings, Exeter
- St. Martin's Street, Exeter