| Description | This file contains papers relating to the construction of the SS Great Eastern. Included are memos of work to be done, estimates and lists of quantities of material on order and in stock at the shipyard, quantities of timber and iron to be ordered, lists of work to be done and estimates of weights of materials in stock and on order and costs of work that remains to be done and material that needs to be ordered. There are also copies of letters received by Brunel and the Eastern Steam Navigation Company and reports on the tenders received for the construction of the launching ways. |