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Extracts from Biography of George and Robert Stephenson
Selected extracts from:
The Life of George Stephenson and of his son Robert Stephenson;
comprising also a history of the invention and introduction of the railway locomotive
by Samuel Smiles, New York Harper, 1881.
Note: Text from the book 'as is', but suplemented with images from other sources. Chapter titles in bold. Section titles (below) are for convenience, not from the book. The aim is to embed the sections within other contextual materials and topics within Co-Curate - such as photographs of Wylam, Killingworth etc.
The Newcastle Coal-Field - George Stephenson's Early Years
Background
- Quick History of the North East
- Growth of Coal Mining
- From the Gin to the Newcomen Engine
- The "Lads Belaw"
- Staiths on the Tyne
- Keels on the Tyne
Early Life of George Stephenson
- Wylam
- George Stephenson's Birthpalce
- Family History
- Childhood
- Move to Dewley Burn
- Trip to Newcastle
- First Jobs
- Work at Black Callerton Colliery
- Love of Wildlife
- Promotion to Assistant Fireman
Newburn and Callerton - George Stephenson Learns to be an Engine-Man
Engine-Man ar Willington Quay and at Killingworth
The Stephensons at Killingworth - Education and Self-Education of Father and Son
The Locomotive Engine - George Stephenson Begins its Improvement
Invention of The "Geordy" Safety-Lamp
George Stephenson's Farther Improvement in the Locomotive - The Hetton Railway - Robert Stephenson as Viewer's Apprentice and Student
George Stephenson Engineer of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Projected
Parliamentary Contest on the Liverpool and Manchester Bill
Chat Moss - Construction of the Railway
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, and Extension of the Railwat System
Robert Stephenson Constructts the London and Birmingham Railway
Manchester and Leeds, and Midland Railways - Stephenson's Life at Alton - Visit to Belgium - General Extension of Railwats and Their Results
George Stephenson's Coal-Mines - Appears at Mechanics' Institutes - His Opinion on Railway Speeds - Atmospheric System - Railway Mania - Visits to Belgium and Spain
Robert Stephenson's Career - The Stephensons and Brunel - East Coast Route to Scotland - Royal Border Bridge, Berwick - High-Level Bridge, Newcastle
Chester and Holyhead Railway - Menai and Conway Bridges
Closing Years of George Stephenson's Life - Illness and Death - Character
Robert Stephenson's Victoria Bridge Lower Canada - Illness and Death
The copyright of this work has expired. Author: Samuel Smiles (1812-1904)
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George Stephenson (1781 - 1848)
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A Year in Scotland - George Stephenson
Birth of Robert Stephenson
Childhood (George Stephenson)
Family History (George Stephenson)
First Jobs - George Stephenson
Love of Wildlife - George Stephenson
Move to Dewley Burn
Move to West Moor, Killingworth
Promotion to Assistant Fireman - George Stephenson
Quick History of Newcastle and the North East
Trip to Newcastle - George Stephenson
Work at Black Callerton Colliery - George Stephenson
Wylam in the Late 19th Century - Historical Account
