Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

File

Edward Ledger, Southwark, London, 1809

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/851

What’s it about?

This record is a file about the Edward Ledger, Southwark, London, 1809 dating from 1809.

Is it available online?

Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service.

Can I see it in person?

Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service.

Full description and record details

Reference

MS 3147/5/851

Title

Edward Ledger, Southwark, London, 1809

Date

1809

Description

Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (1 item).

851. Edward Ledger, Southwark, London (ZK). Jul. 1809. 1 item.
10 horse power independent crank engine, with 19¾ inch cylinder, 2½ foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.

Reverse longitudinal section of the engine house and boiler, cross-sections of the boiler and lower part of the engine house, plan of the engine and boiler (4 drawings on 1 sheet). The sheet bears a letter code.

Original portfolio or 'Book' No. 640. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 242.

For Edward Ledger. Horseley Down, Southwark, London. This engine was originally allocated to the West India Dock Co.

See also: 4/93 (Engine Order Book No. 7).
Incoming Correspondence (from John Rennie).

Held by
Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/93017592-4dfa-48b4-b3ff-b80bcb3a21ed/

Series information

MS 3147/5

DRAWINGS - MAIN SERIES

See the series level description for more information about this record.

View series description

Catalogue hierarchy

211,607 records
23,824 records

Within the fonds: MS 3147

Boulton and Watt Collection

9,561 records

Within the sub-fonds: MS 3147/3

Correspondence and Papers

1,725 records

Within the series: MS 3147/5

DRAWINGS - MAIN SERIES

1,542 records

Within the sub-series: MS 3147/5/169

Walker Colliery, Newcastle upon Tyne

You are currently looking at the file: MS 3147/5/851

Edward Ledger, Southwark, London, 1809