Handbill. Great Western Railway/ Southern Railway. Additional Passenger Trains. Yealmpton Branch. Additional Trains Between Plymouth (Friary) and Yealmpton on Saturdays from 6 October 1945. Printed by Latimer, Trend & Co Ltd, Plymouth. 153 x 253mm. Additional passenger trains 1945
Map, docks plan, 'Plymouth', Great Western Railway, 1000 feet to 4 5/8 inches, coloured, printed by Andrew Reid & Co. Ltd., linen, card cover. Map, docks plan
Photograph of Great Western Railway staff at Millbay Station, Plymouth, in front of a saddle tank locomotive, including Frank Goodenough. The photograph is mounted on card, and was taken by O. H. Webb of Plymouth. Staff at Millbay Station, Plymouth (supplied title) 1920-1929
One PA Reuter photograph titled 'Boats are the new stars of the Grand Theatre.' Caption on back reads: Stars like Charlie Chaplin and Gracie Fields have long ago left the Grand Theatre at Plymouth and half-built boats now occupy the stalls where audiences were once held enthralled by the acting of Sir Henry Irving. The theatre, blitzed in 1943, is now just an empty shell but, after being a furniture store for a time, it has come back to life as a dollar-earning boat yeard. Twenty men are working full pressure building 17ft. sailing cruisers, most of which are sent to America. Daily Herald Photograph: Men build sailing boats in old Grand Theatre, Plymouth 1958-04-02
Great Western Railway certificate of merit awarded to Frank Goodenough for attending lectures and passing an exam with merit in Railway Salesmanship at Plymouth, 24 January 1936. Certificate of Merit for Railway Salesmanship Course 1936
Surveyor's quintant invented by George Beck and made by M. Dawson, Plymouth, about 1780. Polished brass frame, a detached wooden handle. Signed on the index arm: M,, Dawson fecit | Plymo Dock No 6. Marked on the index arm: G. Beck Invt. Polished brass scale from -10° to 205° every 30', measuring to 193°. Brass vernier to 1', zero at the centre. The double-ended tangent screw and the clamping screw are on the back of the index arm. No shades. Two index glasses, adjustment by screws; adjustment of the horizon glass by two levers and a milled clamping screw. A partly silvered sight vane with a peephole is fixed next to the index glass; a second sight vane on a swivelling arm is fitted on the centre strut. In a shaped mahogany box. Brass framed surveyor's quintant with case. 1775-1785
Associated Press Photograph titled 'Laurence Olivier arrives back in England today'. Caption on back reads: Laurence Olivier, the well-known British film star, who recently made "Wuthering Heights" in Hollywood, returned to England today, July 28, after acting on the New York stage. Associated Press photo shows: Laurence Olivier, left, chatting over a cup of tea with Roger Livesey, the British actor, after arriving at Plymouth in the Ile de France today, July 28. Laurence Olivier and Roger Livesey have tea 28 July 1939
Silver gelatin print. Polish and British soldiers and refugees escape from France, 1940 by Abraham's (Plymouth). Daily Herald Archive. Polish and British soldiers and refugees escape from France, 1940 1940-06
Model, scale 1:48, one of three, each for a 3-piece built-up warship mast, as devised by Joseph Tucker surveyor to the British Royal Navy, and made by Joseph Tucker, Plymouth, Devon, England, 1809-1813 Model, one of three, each for a 3-piece built-up warship mast 1809-1813
Packets of baby food, by Farley Health Products Ltd., Plymouth, English, 1980-1981 Packets of baby food 1980-1981
Notice. Plymouth Great Western Dock Company. Rules and Regulations to ensure regularity and security in the clearing and delivery of Baggage. May 1869. Black text on white background. Printed by Trythall, Machine Printer, Bookseller, etc, 5 Whimple Street, Plymouth. Rules and Regulations 1869/05
VSG cylinder from VSG assembly, vibrating element from solid-state gyroscope, rod made from sintered powder which is then machined into shape, with pattern applied with silk screen printing. VSG cylinder from VSG assembly 1996-1997
Two packets of "Osterfeed" milk powder, made by Farley Health Products Ltd., Plymouth, 1980-1981 "Osterfeed" infant formula 1980-1981
Notice, paper on board, South Devon & Cornwall Railways, notice to switchmen and policemen in charge of signals, March 1860, printed by I. Latimer, Plymouth. notice to switchmen and policemen in charge of signals 1860
Steam locomotive, South Devon Railway, broad gauge, vertical boiler 0-4-0T "Tiny", built by Sara & Co, Plymouth in 1868, withdrawn in 1927. Steam locomotive, South Devon Railway - "Tiny" 1868
Notice. Plymouth Great Western Docks. Tolls, Rates and Charges on Passengers and their Luggage. Black text on white background. Printed by Trythall, Machine Printer, Bookseller, Stationer, etc, Plymouth. plymouth great western docks
Printed booklet. "Smith's Handy Railway Time Tables", November 1865. Devon and Cornwall lines including Plymouth and Exeter to London, Liverpool and Manchester. Printed by J Smith, Treville Street, Plymouth. 42 pp. Printed booklet. "Smith's Handy Railway Time Tables" 1865
A black and white silver gelatin print entitled 'David and Debbie Owen', taken by Brian Harris. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Photographs from the Independent Newspaper'. David and Debbie Owen
Model, scale 1:48, rigged, of the 4-gun naval schooner / advice boat 'Express', original built in Plymouth Yard, 1815, model made from a draught in the National Maritime Museum, London, by Robert Orr, Hampstead, London, England, 1928-1930. The text on the draught reads: 'Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Express' (1815?), a 4-gun Schooner/Advice Boat. 'Express' was acquired in America, possibly purchased in 1809 [Dittmar] or captured in 1815 [Lyon], or purchased in 1815 [Winfield]. Signed Thomas Roberts [Master Shipwright, Plymouth Dockyard, 1813-1815]'. Model of the 4-gun naval schooner / advice boat 'Express', 1815 1928-1930
Booklet, Great Western Railway, 'Rates And Charges Etc. At Plymouth Docks', 1927. Rates And Charges Etc. At Plymouth Docks 1927
Great Western Railway certificate of merit awarded to Frank Goodenough for passing exams with merit at Plymouth in "The System of Accounts in connection with Passenger, Merchandise, Live Stock and Parcels Traffics, and arrangements relating to the conveyance of Goods," 10 May 1937. Certificate of Merit for Accounts exams 1937
Two packets of "Ostermilk complete formula" milk powder made by Farley Health Products Ltd., Plymouth, 1980-1981 "Ostermilk complete formula" infant milk powder 1980-1981
Grigg's conical electromagnetic machine, made y Chislett of Plymouth, cased, English, 1875-1885 Grigg's conical electromagnetic machine 1875-1885
Box containing Grigg's late C19 electromagnetic therapy machine, by Chislett of Plymouth Box containing Grigg's late C19 electromagnetic therapy machine 1873-1900