Please Note
The Library and Members’ Hub will be closed from 5pm on Friday 20 December until 9.30am on Monday 6 January.
The Library and Archive team will be offline from 25 December and be back online to help with enquiries on 2 January.
We wish you a relaxing festive break!
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Explore the history of mechanical engineering and gain access to papers, membership records, images, design drawings, the Virtual Archive and more.
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Discover stories of how engineering skills helped support efforts during the First World War.
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Learn what led to our inception in Birmingham and find out about some of our inspirational members.
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