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Science / Gillray SatireNew Discoveries in Pneumaticks! A satire on the Royal Institution: Thomas Young experiments on Hippisley, Humphry Davy at the bellows, Rumford by the door
Morgan Academy, Dundee, Scotland. Designed in 1862 by the Edinburgh architects John Dick Peddie and Charles Kinnear, originally opening (in 1866) as the Morgan Hospital
Fortnum & Masons Christmas Box for soldiers, WW1Advertisement for quintessential London department store, Fortnum & Mason, in particular their Thirty Shilling Xmas Box of selected provisions which could be sent to the front for lucky soldiers
Joseph Whitworth, IMechE, medal and invitationJoseph Whitworth, P IMechE, medal and invitation, 1857 Date: 1857
Driffield Union workhouse, East YorkshireThe entrance to the union workhouse (or Poor Law Institution) on Bridlington Road, Driffield, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Two inmates can be seen on the left, sitting on a bench
Brockhall Hospital, Langho, near Blackburn, LancashireAerial view of Brockhall Hospital at Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire, established in 1904 by the Lancashire Inebriates Acts Board as an inebriate reformatory for women
Poplar Workhouse, East LondonA side view of one of the blocks of the Poplar Union workhouse, located on Poplar High Street, East London
Union Workhouse, Halifax, West YorkshireThe Halifax Union workhouse on Gibbet Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire. After 1930, it became St Johns Public Assistance Institution
Ladywell Lodge, Lewisham, south east LondonAerial view of Ladywell Lodge, a residential institution for the elderly, near Lewisham, in south east London. The site was formerly St Olaves Union workhouse, designed by Newman & Newman
Union Workhouse, Pontypool, MonmouthshirePontypool Union workhouse was built in 1837 on Coedygric Road, Griffithstown, Monmouthshire (now Gwent). It later became Panteg County Hospital
Captain Charles UphamPortrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions
PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO, Giuseppe (1868-1901). The Fourth Estate. 1901. Central detail. Naturalism. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Milan. Pinacotheca of Brera
Thomas Edison / IMechE
Lowdham Grange Borstal InstitutionExterior view of Lowdham Grange Borstal Institution, near Nottingham. Date: circa 1945
Engineers at Furness Abbey, including Sir Hiram Maxim (front 2nd) Date: 1920
Birmingham General HospitalA view of Birmingham General Hospital, founded in 1779. The institution, which was also a teaching hospital, moved to the Steelhouse Lane premises shown here in 1897. Date: circa 1905
IMechE Leeds meeting. Members ticket, 1859 Date: 1859
Camberwell Workhouse, East Dulwich, LondonThe administrative block of the Camberwell workhouse opened in 1895 on Constance Road, East Dulwich, south London. The building was designed by Thomas Aldwinckle
Queen Marys visit to Poplar Schools at BrentwoodIn 1906, the Poplar Union (East London) established a Schools site located between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex
Dining Hall, Reedham Orphanage, Purley, SurreyThe dining hall at the Reedham Orphanage, Old Lodge Lane, Purley, Surrey. It was founded by the Rev Dr Andrew Reed, a Congregational Minister
Dining Hall, Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, LondonThe dining hall of the Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London. Sausages appear to be the dish of the day
Foundation letter (1846) - Institution of mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Date: 1846
Boys in field, Essex Boys Industrial School. ChelmsfordA garden squad doing agricultural work at Essex Boys Industrial School, Chelmsford. A cart bears the name of the institution. (See also the image of card reverse in this collection.) Date: circa 1906
Oxford University robes: Proctor (full dress)A Proctor at Oxford University sporting a mortarboard and long, black gown, with a white fur hood. Date: 1920s
ROBERT i YARZABAL, Bartomeu (1842-1902). Catalan physician and politician. MESTRES I BORRELL, F鬩 x (1872-1933). Painting. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Gallery of Famous Catalans
Medals Awarded for Gallantry or Life-Saving at Sea - top row (L-R) Stanhope gold medal awarded by the Royal Humane Society for the bravest life-saving deed of the year
Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum, 1849The Italianate exterior of the New Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex (North London). The foundation stone was laid in 1849 by Prince Albert
Michael Faraday Lecturing at the Royal Institution, LondonEngraving showing Professor Michael Faraday (1791-1867) lecturing at the Royal Institution, to an audience including Prince Albert and two of his sons, 1856. Date: 16 February 1856
Testing of a vacuum by weight / IMechE
Tandem tricycle / IMechE
Balloon and parachute lecture, Charles Green
Architects proposed front elevation, IMechE HQ, Storeys Gate, 1896 1896
IMechE Coat of Arms, from the Royal Charter, 1930 Date: 1930
Poplar Union Schools, Brentwood, EssexIn 1906, the Poplar Union (East London) established a Schools site located between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex
Band Advertisement, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsAdvertisement offering the services of the Band of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland
Carpentry & plumbing, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys learning carpentry and plumbing on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868
Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields, NorthumberlandThe Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall and other local businessmen set up a charity to provide shelter for Tyneside waifs
The Clearing House, Lombard Street, London, 1847Engraving showing the interior of the Clearing House in Lombard Street, London, 1847. This was an important financial institution, located at the back of the Guardian Insurance Office
Henry De LA BecheSir Henry Thomas DE LA BECHE Distinguished geologist, responsible for the Geological Ordnance Survey, and for the institution which would grow into the Geological Museum
Community / Town Planning /Robert Owen seeks to create an ideal working community at New Lanark, near Glasgow, Scotland - schoolgirls dancing a quadrille
A race of six lifeboats at Mounts Bay, Penzance, Cornwall. Date: 1867
Large group of male nurses and probable superintendent on steps of institution. Date: 1945-60
Quintin Hogg, English merchant and philanthropistQuintin Hogg (1845-1903), English merchant and philanthropist. Statue erected by the Royal Polytechnic Institution to the memory of their founder, Regent Street, London
?Long Cecil? gun model?Long Cecil? gun / IMechE model
Specification & tender for ?Otis? electric passenger elevatoIMechE: specification & tender for ?Otis? electric passenger elevator, 25 Feb 1897 Date: 1897
Marine-engine dynamometer, PIMechE 1877, vol.28, p.l.39 Date: 1877
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth, the worlds largest, grandest, best amusement institution. Date c1899. The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth, the worlds largest, grandest
IMechE Birdcage Walk HQ building 2009 Date: 2009