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029/030 - Great Western Railway - Box Tunnel Contract

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Cross sections of Box Tunnel. Three drawings on one sheet. Drawing No. 2 for Contract No. 5 and 6. First drawing is of section No. 1, second drawing is of section No. 2, third drawing is of section No. 3.

07 July 1838

Copy Tender and Contract No. 6 Box Tunnel. Tender copy from George Burge of Herne Bay County of Kent to undertake the work for the work for the Great Western Railway Company to complete the portion of the Box Tunnel as worked from the Shafts No. 2 and No. 3 and all the works connected therewith - excavating part of the tunnel. Contract includes information for the schedule of the works to take place and a description of the works to take place. Document is signed by George Burge.

07 July 1838

Copy tender and Contract No. 5 Box Tunnel. Tender copy from George Burge of Herne Bay County of Kent to undertake the work for the Great Western Railway Company to complete the portion of the Box Tunnel as worked from Shaft No. 4 and all the works connected therewith - excavating part of the tunnel. Contract includes information for the schedule of the works to take place and a description of the works to take place.

07 July 1838

Cross sections of Box Tunnel. Three drawings on one sheet. Drawing No. 2 for Contract No. 4 Box Tunnel. First drawing is of fig. 1 of a section of the tunnel, second drawing is of fig. 2 of a section of the tunnel, third drawing is of fig. 3 of a section of the tunnel.

07 July 1838

Cross sections of Box tunnel. Three drawings on one sheet. Drawing No. 2 for Contract No. 4 Box Tunnel. First drawing is of fig. 1 of a section of the tunnel, second drawing is of fig. 2 of a section of the tunnel, third drawing is of fig. 3 of a section of the tunnel.

07 July 1838

Ventilation Shaft for Box Tunnel. Two drawings on one sheet. Drawing No. 3 for Contract No. 1 Box Tunnel. First drawing is of a section, second drawing is of a plan.

07 July 1838

Long Section of Box Tunnel. Two drawings on one sheet. Drawing No. 1 for Contract No. 5 Box Tunnel. First drawing is of a plan showing the line of the tunnel including the positioning of the shafts, second drawing is of a cross section of the area of land showing the locations for each contract and the position of shafts. This is one of the drawings referred to in the annexed contract between the Great Western Railway Company and Mr. George Burge bearing date the seventh day of July 1838. The drawing is signed by Brunel and George Burge.

07 July 1838

Cross sections of Box tunnel. Three drawings on one sheet. Drawing No. 2 for Contract No. 4 Box Tunnel. First drawing is of fig. 1 of a section of the tunnel, second drawing is of fig. 2 of a section of the tunnel, third drawing is of fig. 3 of a section of the tunnel.

07 July 1838

Longitudinal section showing progress of works to Feb 1839

February 1839

Long section of Box Tunnel. Two drawings on one sheet. Drawing No. 1 for Contract No. 4 Box Tunnel. First drawing is of a plan showing the line of the tunnel including the positioning of the shafts, second drawing is of a cross section of the area of land showing the locations for each contract and the position of shafts. The drawing is annotated but part of it is missing. This is one of the drawings referred to in the con[tract] between the Great Western Railway Company and [George Burge] bearing date the 30th day of June 1838.

30 June 1838

Cross section of Box Tunnel. Three drawings on one sheet. Drawing No. 2 for Contract No. 5 Box Tunnel. First drawing is of section No. 1, second drawing is of section No. 2, third drawing is of section No. 3.This is one of the drawings referred to in the annexed contract between the Great Western Railway Company and Mr. George Burge bearing date the seventh day of July 1838. The drawing is signed by Brunel and George Burge.

07 July 1838

Drawing is an elevation of Box Tunnel West Front portal.

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Copy tender and Contract No. 4 Box Tunnel. Tender copy from George Burge of Herne Bay County of Kent to undertake the work for the Great Western Railway Company to complete the portion of the Box Tunnel as worked from Shaft No. 6 and all the works connected therewith - excavating part of the tunnel. Document is signed by George Burge. Contract includes information for the schedule of the works to take place and a description of the works to take place.

30 June 1838

Sections of Box Tunnel. Six drawings on one sheet. First drawing is of transverse section at AB, second drawing is of longitudinal section, third drawing is of transverse section at IK, fourth drawing is of transverse section at CD, fifth drawing is of transverse section at EF, sixth drawing is of transverse section at GH.

07 July 1838

Details of Box Tunnel ventilation shafts. Four drawings on one sheet. Drawing No. 3 for Contract No. 4, 5 and 6 Box Tunnel. First drawing is of a transverse section at AB, second drawing is of a longitudinal section at CD, third drawing is of a plan at GH, fourth drawing is of a plan at EF.

07 July 1838

Details of Box Tunnel ventilation shafts. Five drawings on one sheet. Working Drawing No. 1 for Contract No. 4 Box Tunnel. First drawing is of transverse section at AB, second drawing is of longitudinal section at EF, third drawing is of plan at GH, fourth drawing is of plan at IK, fifth drawing is of transverse section at CD.

07 July 1838

Cross sections of Box Tunnel. Three drawings on one sheet. Drawing No. 2 for Contract No. 4 Box Tunnel. First drawing is of fig. 1 of a section of the tunnel, second drawing is of fig. 2 of a section of the tunnel, third drawing is of fig. 3 of a section of the tunnel. This is the drawing referred to in the annexed contract between the Great Western Railway Company and Mr. George Burge bearing date the 30th day of June 1838. The drawing is signed by Brunel and George Burge.

30 June 1838

Details of Box Tunnel ventilation shafts. Four drawings on one sheet. Drawing No. 3 for Contract No. 4 Box Tunnel. First drawing is of transverse section at AB, second drawing is of longitudinal section at CD, third drawing is of plan at GH, fourth drawing is of plan at EF. This is the drawing referred to in the annexed contract between the Great Western Railway Company and Mr. George Burge bearing date the 30th day of June 1838. The drawing is signed by Brunel and George Burge.

30 June 1838

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