Archives

Founded in 1818, ICE was the world's first professional engineering institution, the model for similar organisations all over the globe.

This, combined with the international membership of the Institution, make our archives of premier importance to anybody interested in the history of the engineering profession.

ICE archives contain  records relating to the ICE from its formation to the present including details of all past members.

These records are supplemented by records relating prominent engineers of the past including James Brindley, John Smeaton, Thomas Telford, The Rennies, and engineering wonders like the Marc Brunel’s Thames Tunnel, Robert Stephenson’s Britannia Bridge, the Forth Railway Bridge, and the Panama Canal. They include records of consultants like Coode and Partners, and the papers of the contractor William Mackenzie.

Further details of the archives are available in Guide to the Archives.

Access to the archives

Access to the archives is by appointment only

Opening hours are 9.30am - 4.30pm, Monday-Friday

Contact details

Archivist - Carol Morgan
archive@ice.org.uk
Tel 020 7665 2043


For an online tour of ICE historic headquarters building click here

Guide to the Archives and collection policy

Recent acquisitions

Photograph album showing works by W and J Sykes of Middlesbrough, contractors and specialists in reinforced concrete construction. The photographs appear to have been taken in 1914-15 and show various structures under construction including a school, buildings at Immingham docks and an unidentified bridge see above.  Click here to see a larger photograph of the bridge.

Engineering History and Heritage online community

Archives

The EHH Community is for anyone interested in engineering history or heritage.  Keep up to date with engineering anniversaries and events and join in discussion on the forum at www.ice.org.uk/icecomm/
or contact archive@ice.org.uk for more information