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1825
In Northern England:
- 27th September 1825; opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
- 1825: foundation of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway company.
- 1825: Locomotion No 1. - the first passenger steam train built.

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Costumed staff at The 1825 Railway - Pockerley, Beamish Museum
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003795:West Spital Tower Newcastle upon Tyne T.M. Richardson 1825?
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003760:Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne Richardson T.M. 1825?
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003771:Andrew Tower Newcastle upon Tyne Richardson T.M. 1825?
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067560:White Friar Tower Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1825?
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Puffing Billy at The 1825 Beamish Pockerley Waggonway
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003779:Ficket Tower Newcastle upon Tyne Richardson T.M. 1825
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An historical, topographical, and descriptive view of the county of Northumberland. (Eneas Mackenzie, 1825)
- Digitised version of An historical, topographical, and descriptive view of the county of Northumberland and of those parts of the county of Durham situated north of the river Tyne, with …
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Stockton and Darlington Railway
- Overview Early History The Stockton and Darlington Railway was the world's first public railway to use steam locomotives. The railway was primarily built to transport coal from collieries around Shildon, …

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Stockton & Darlington Railway 0-4-0 No. 1 'Locomotion' (1825) Head of Steam, Darlington 30.06.2009 P6300109
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Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
- Overview About the N&CR Railway The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway (N&CR) company was established in 1825. It's railway line between Newcastle and Carlisle was officially opened on the 18th of …

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Preston Park Museum and Grounds
- Overview Map Street View Preston Hall near Eaglescliffe in Stockton-on-Tees was a stately home built in 1825 for David Burton Fowler. When Fowler purchased the estate it included four farms, …

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Locomotion No. 1
- Overview About Locomotion No. 1 Locomotion No. 1 was the first steam train to carry passengers on a public rail line - the Stockton and Darlington Railway. It was built …

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Fowberry Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Fowberry Bridge, over the River Till, was built in 1825, for Matthew Culley of Fowberry Tower. The bridge at Fowberry has one arch over the river …

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Church of St Anne, Haverthwaite
- Overview Map Street View St Anne's Church is located on Old Barrow Road in Haverthwaite. It was originally built in 1825 as a chapel of ease to Holy Trinity Church in …

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Church of St John, Gateshead Fell
- Overview About St John's Church Map Street View St John's Church, Gateshead Fell, is in Church Road, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. It is an active Anglican …

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Church of St Peter in The Forest, Spartylea
- St Peter's Church in Spartylea, now converted into a private residence, was built in 1825. It replaced an earlier church of 1701. The church was known as St Peter's in The …

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Nentsberry Chapel
- Overview Map Street View The Old Chapel in Nentsberry, was built in 1825 at a time when there was an active mining community in the area. The former chapel, on …

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Rigmaden Park
- Overview Map Street View Rigmaden Park (aka Rigmaden Hall) is a large country house, located about 3½ miles north of Kirkby Lonsdale. The house is built on the site of …

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Abbeyfield Lodge
- Overview Map Street View Abbeyfield Lodge is a house on Fairbank (road) in Kirkby Lonsdale. It was built in 1825 (datestone) and is the former town lodge of Underley Hall. …

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The Gables
- Overview Map Street View The Gables is a large house on Fairbank (road) in Kirkby Lonsdale. The Tudor-style house was built in 1825, with a larger extension in 1866. The …


from Beamish (flickr)
Costumed staff at The 1825 Railway - Pockerley, Beamish Museum
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
003795:West Spital Tower Newcastle upon Tyne T.M. Richardson 1825?
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
003760:Sandgate Newcastle upon Tyne Richardson T.M. 1825?
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
003771:Andrew Tower Newcastle upon Tyne Richardson T.M. 1825?
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
067560:White Friar Tower Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1825?
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Beamish (flickr)
Puffing Billy at The 1825 Beamish Pockerley Waggonway
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
003779:Ficket Tower Newcastle upon Tyne Richardson T.M. 1825
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from https://openlibrary.org/works…
An historical, topographical, and descriptive view of the county of Northumberland. (Eneas Mackenzie, 1825)
- Digitised version of An historical, topographical, and descriptive view of the county of Northumberland and of those parts of the county of Durham situated north of the river Tyne, with …
Added by
Simon Cotterill

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Stockton and Darlington Railway
- Overview Early History The Stockton and Darlington Railway was the world's first public railway to use steam locomotives. The railway was primarily built to transport coal from collieries around Shildon, …

from Flickr (flickr)
Stockton & Darlington Railway 0-4-0 No. 1 'Locomotion' (1825) Head of Steam, Darlington 30.06.2009 P6300109
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

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Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
- Overview About the N&CR Railway The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway (N&CR) company was established in 1825. It's railway line between Newcastle and Carlisle was officially opened on the 18th of …

  Co-Curate Page
Preston Park Museum and Grounds
- Overview Map Street View Preston Hall near Eaglescliffe in Stockton-on-Tees was a stately home built in 1825 for David Burton Fowler. When Fowler purchased the estate it included four farms, …

  Co-Curate Page
Locomotion No. 1
- Overview About Locomotion No. 1 Locomotion No. 1 was the first steam train to carry passengers on a public rail line - the Stockton and Darlington Railway. It was built …

  Co-Curate Page
Fowberry Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Fowberry Bridge, over the River Till, was built in 1825, for Matthew Culley of Fowberry Tower. The bridge at Fowberry has one arch over the river …

  Co-Curate Page
Church of St Anne, Haverthwaite
- Overview Map Street View St Anne's Church is located on Old Barrow Road in Haverthwaite. It was originally built in 1825 as a chapel of ease to Holy Trinity Church in …

  Co-Curate Page
Church of St John, Gateshead Fell
- Overview About St John's Church Map Street View St John's Church, Gateshead Fell, is in Church Road, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. It is an active Anglican …

  Co-Curate Page
Church of St Peter in The Forest, Spartylea
- St Peter's Church in Spartylea, now converted into a private residence, was built in 1825. It replaced an earlier church of 1701. The church was known as St Peter's in The …

  Co-Curate Page
Nentsberry Chapel
- Overview Map Street View The Old Chapel in Nentsberry, was built in 1825 at a time when there was an active mining community in the area. The former chapel, on …

  Co-Curate Page
Rigmaden Park
- Overview Map Street View Rigmaden Park (aka Rigmaden Hall) is a large country house, located about 3½ miles north of Kirkby Lonsdale. The house is built on the site of …

  Co-Curate Page
Abbeyfield Lodge
- Overview Map Street View Abbeyfield Lodge is a house on Fairbank (road) in Kirkby Lonsdale. It was built in 1825 (datestone) and is the former town lodge of Underley Hall. …
