| Description | DM162/10/12/folio 242. Letter relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Contract and Russell's failure. January 1856. [Possibly see also DM1306/11/1/3/folio 87-94]
DM162/10/12/folio 243. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. The letter deals with the progress of the double hull, engines, upper deck, estimated date of completion. 21 August 1855.
DM162/10/12/folio 243. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Progress of construction, additions and improvements, ship built as intended, claim for extra costs. 29 September 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 252-256]
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 244. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel regarding the Great Eastern Steamship. The letter informs Brunel that some drawings are ready and requests a meeting appointment. 4 February 1854.
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 244. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel regarding the Great Eastern Steamship. The letter deals with the strengthening of bulkheads. 5 February 1854.
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 245. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel regarding the Great Eastern Steamship. The letter deals with the delay in drawings due to the desire for perfect detail, etc. 24 February 1854.
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 245. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Plans for hulls submitted to Brunel and altered and improved. 29 March 1854. [See also DM1306/11/1/1/folio 186-189]
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 245. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Drawings of construction and strengthening of hull completed. 29 May 1854. [See also DM1306/11/1/1/folio 222-225].
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 245. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. The letter deals with displacement and capacity calculations, engines diagram, floors extension and strengthening, amended plan of ship to be sent. 13 July 1854. [See also DM1306/11/1/1/folio 249-250].
DM162/10/12/folio 246. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Drawing and construction of boiler. 9 October 1854. [See also DM1306/11/1/1/folio 270]
DM162/10/12/folio 246. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Tracings of boiler with alterations. 30 November 1854.
DM162/10/12/folio 246. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Arrangement of steering apparatus, trial of steam heating apparatus. 20 February 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 21-22].
DM162/10/12/folio 246. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Plates ordered and to be of dimensions specified by Brunel. 13 March 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 36-37]
DM162/10/12/folios 246. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Sending of sketch of sails for Brunel's remarks. 16 March 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 38].
DM162/10/12/folios 246. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Letter relating to the preparation of drawings of ship, engines and stern arrangements, estimated ship weights. 28 March 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 47]
DM162/10/12/folio 247. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Stern drawings to be sent, mast drawings completed and sent to Fergusson the mast maker. 9 May 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 75-76].
DM162/10/12/folio 247. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Sending of tracings of masts and sails, proposed additions to Brunel's plans to be explained. 10 May 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 78-79].
DM162/10/12/folio 247. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Progress of estimates of weights, steam experiments, etc., request for meeting appointment. 18 May 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 93-94].
DM162/10/12/folio 248. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. The letter relates to the sending of stern tracings. 19 May 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 96].
DM162/10/12/folio 248. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Letter relates to construction of cabins for Brunel's inspection. 22 May 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 97-98].
DM162/10/12/folio 248. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel regarding the Great Eastern steamship. Letter relates to the sending of heating apparatus diagrams. 24 May 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 105].
DM162/10/12/folio 248. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern steamship. Steam heating experiments diagrams ready, requirement of approval and settlement of cost, injecting apparatus ready, progress of bow steerer? apparatus and Fergusson's work on masts. 7 June 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 122-123].
DM162/10/12/folio 248. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern steamship. The letter relates to the sending of diagrams. 11 June 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 125].
DM162/10/12/folio 248. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Sending of drawing of stern according to Dickson, etc. 12 June 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 126].
DM162/10/12/folio 249. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern steamship. The letter relates to Brunel's visit to works, keel laid, progress of additional works proposed by Brunel. 9 July 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 152-153].
DM162/10/12/folio 249. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Sending of life boats tracing. 18 July 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 163].
DM162/10/12/folio 249. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steam Ship. Intention of supplying Brunel's requirements of diameter of funnels, screw, screw shaft, screw bearing, paddle wheels, paddle box, launching plans, centre of gravity, etc. 6 October 1855.
DM162/10/12/folio 249. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. New design for paddlebox, old design sent for alteration, screw drawing altered, request for screw and paddle box instructions. 13 October 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 300].
DM162/10/12/folio 250. Memorandum relating to the Great Western Railway and several steamships: the Great Western, Sirius, Great Britain, Archimedes, Admiralty and Ratler steamships. Memorandum including Brunel's consideration with Great Western Railway Directors and others of steamships, Great Western built by Patterson, fire and beached on Canvey Island, voyage to New York arriving with the Sirius, decision to build Great Britain, alteration from paddle to screw, trials with Archimedes, Admiralty vessel ordered, Brunel's engines and screw, delay of vessel, use, disapproval of and trials with Ratler, Great Britain grounded in Dundrum Bay, Brunel's visit and report. N.D. |