12th Sep, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Ephemera

 
Lot 38
 

38

Stephenson, Robert Autograph letter signed ('Robt. Stephenson') to T.E. Harrison requesting the...

Stephenson, Robert Autograph letter signed ('Robt. Stephenson') to T.E. Harrison requesting the name of the person who made ''the saw for cutting off the pile heads'' at the High Level Bridge as Stephenson had been asked, one mss correction to text, 24, Great George Street, Westminster, 29 May 1852, 8vo, one page watermarked 'J Whatman 1851', folded for posting. T.E. Harrison was a civil engineer who worked with the Stephensons in the early part of his career. He is best known for his work on bridges during his career as chief engineer of the York, Newcastle and Berwick railway, and later the North Eastern Railway. Harrison worked with Stephenson on the design of the High Level Bridge and was remembered (with other civil engineers) in Stephenson's will, with a legacy of £2000.

Sold for £160
Estimated at £60 - £80


 

Slightly dusty but generally fresh.

 


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Auction: Books, Maps & Ephemera, 12th Sep, 2018

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