Indeed, why do they? Well, it’s because the north-east side of the Gallery was used to calibrate land chains. A series of brass plates were embedded in the base of the building to facilitate calibration of land chains manufactured to measure distance in links or feet. For more information on this see here. Addendum […]
News
Professor Roland Paxton: Obituary in The Scotsman 27 November 2025
View The Scotman’s obituary to Professor Roland Paxton here.
BBC’s Last Word: Professor Roland Paxton
Last Word BBC Radio 4’s obituary programme broadcast on 21 November included a piece on Professor Roland Paxton. You can listen to the broadcast here.
Obituary Note: Professor Roland Paxton
Obituary Note: Professor Roland Paxton MBE, FICE, FRSE, Hon DEng, PhD, MSc, Civil Engineer and Engineering Historian and Bibliophile 1932-2025 by Professor Paul Jowitt It is with great regret that I have to inform you of the death of HWU Honorary Professor Roland Paxton, on 30th October 2025, aged 93. Roland was without doubt, the […]
Laigh Milton Viaduct
A short video highlighting the Laigh Milton Viaduct referencing some objects held in the collection (6:09 minutes)
Theodolites
A short video demonstrating the use and development of theodolites referencing instruments held in the ICE Scotland Museum collection (5:47 minutes)
Railway 200 Celebration
Given the current celebrations of the bicentenary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, it is worth noting the Museum has a number of artefacts in its collection dating back to the earliest days of the railways in Scotland. A number of these were uncovered during the restoration works on the Laigh Milton […]
Miscellany
A short video highlighting just some of the miselllaneous objects held in the collection (3:58 minutes)
Surveyor’s Levels
A short video demonstrating the development of surveyor’s levels referencing instruments held in the ICE Scotland Museum collection (6:12 minutes)
Virtual Tour of the Museum
This video provides a virtual tour of the museum (14:09 minutes). It requires updating and this will be carried out shortly when new displays have been completed.