George Stephenson's cottage, Wylam
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Description
"Close up of the plaque on front wall. George Stephenson (1781–1848) was an English civil and mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives,and he is renowned as being the "Father of Railways" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephenson He was born in this house by the Wylam Waggonway on 9th June 1781. The engraved image on the plaque is of his successful steam locomotive, The Rocket, built in 1829 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson%27s_Rocket" Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2009. -
Owner
Andrew Curtis -
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License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1559957
Resource type: Image
Added by: Peter Smith
Last modified: 6 years, 6 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2009-02-05 -
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