Rendel Family, Engineers

Letters by James Meadows Rendel (1799-1856), an engineer who began his career as a surveyor under Thomas Telford (1757-1834) and specialised in the construction of docks and harbour works. Also letters by two of his sons, also engineers: Sir Alexander Meadows Rendel (1829-1918), consulting engineer to the East India Company and founder of the firm of Rendel, Palmer and Tritton; and George Wightwick Rendel (1833-1902), partner in the Elswick works of William Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Cragside (1810-1900), and Civil Lord of the Admiralty. Correspondents include the engineers Charles Manby (1804-1884) (see MS. 7237) and Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859).

1847-1882

6 items.

Purchased from: Sotheby's, London, December 1919 (acc.67287) and July 1931 (acc.57468); Stevens, London, July 1930 (acc.56545) and August 1931 (acc.68236); Glendining, London, August 1935 (possibly an error for 1934) (acc.67883).

Material formerly held in the Western Manuscripts Department's Autograph Letters Sequence.

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.