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Institution History

Discover our history and development through our Council Minutes, building plans, illustrations and photographs. Member records (1847-1930) can be found on Ancestry, IMechE Members can get free access to these. Additional images from our archive and library collections can be found on our Picture Gallery.

America 1904
America 1904
Bristol Summer Meeting
Bristol Summer Meeting
IMechE locomotive
IMechE locomotive
Institution of Automobile Engineers
Institution of Automobile Engineers
Institution of Locomotive Engineers
Institution of Locomotive Engineers
Council Minutes
Council Minutes
Engineering history
Engineering history
First World War
First World War
Members gallery
Members gallery
One Birdcage Walk
One Birdcage Walk
Presidents' gallery
Presidents' gallery
Royal Charter
Royal Charter
75th anniversary dinner
75th anniversary dinner
Commemorative plaque
Commemorative plaque
First Indian Meeting: ILE
First Indian Meeting: ILE
Foundation letter
Foundation letter
George Stephenson to JTW Bell p1
George Stephenson to JTW Bell p1
George Stephenson to JTW Bell p2
George Stephenson to JTW Bell p2
George Stephenson's Centenary
George Stephenson's Centenary
IMechE coat of arms
IMechE coat of arms
Jubilee meeting programme
Jubilee meeting programme
Nigel Gresley cartoon
Nigel Gresley cartoon
Summer meeting ticket
Summer meeting ticket
Trustee Board
Trustee Board
War Memorial Tablet
War Memorial Tablet

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