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Stephenson Monument
This monument to the eminent engineer George Stephenson is located on the junction of Westgate Road and Neville Street in Newcastle, near Central Station. The decision to build the monument in Newcastle was made 10 years after Stephenson's death, at a meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in August 1858, presided over by his son, Robert Stephenson and William Armstrong.[1] The monument was designed by John Graham Lough and unveiled in a ceremony on the 2nd of October 1862. Below the main bronze statue of George Stephenson on the corners of the sandstone plinth are 4 further statues of Stephenson, representing the areas of his achievements: as a miner, a locomotive engineer, a blacksmith and bridge builder.[2] The monument is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England.[3]
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Stephenson's Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne
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024882:Westgate Road Newcastle Upon Tyne 1906
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022265:Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne Signey J. 1971
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Tor275, Stephenson Monument, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
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018799:Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne c.1890
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Monument to George Stephenson
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STEPHENSON MEMORIAL- Newcastle - List Entry
- "Statue. 1862 by J.G. Lough, Sandstone and bronze. Wide square step to heavily- rusticated plinth and tapered octagonal pedestal supporting seated heroic figure of Robert Stephenson. Corner projections support 4 …
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Stephenson Memorial, Westgate Road, NE1 - corner figure
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Stephenson Memorial, Westgate Road, NE1 - corner figure (2)
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Stephenson Memorial, Westgate Road, NE1 - corner figure (3)
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Stephenson Memorial, Westgate Road, NE1 - corner figure (4)
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Tyne and Wear HER(5181): Newcastle, Westgate Road, Statue of George Stephenson
- "Erected in 1862 to the design of J.G. Lough. The heroic figure of one of the country's leading engineers is surrounded at each corner of the plinth by figures representing …
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Stephenson Monument, Nerwcastle upon Tyne
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Stephenson's Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
024882:Westgate Road Newcastle Upon Tyne 1906
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
022265:Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne Signey J. 1971
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
Tor275, Stephenson Monument, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
018799:Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne c.1890
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from https://www.vads.ac.uk/digita…
Monument to George Stephenson
- Detailed information about the monument and its history. ".....Stephenson's own home-town was slow to erect a large-scale monument. There had been a number of abortive, temporary or smaller monuments on …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://historicengland.org.u…
STEPHENSON MEMORIAL- Newcastle - List Entry
- "Statue. 1862 by J.G. Lough, Sandstone and bronze. Wide square step to heavily- rusticated plinth and tapered octagonal pedestal supporting seated heroic figure of Robert Stephenson. Corner projections support 4 …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
Stephenson Memorial, Westgate Road, NE1 - corner figure
Pinned by Pat Thomson
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Stephenson Memorial, Westgate Road, NE1 - corner figure (2)
Pinned by Pat Thomson
from Geograph (geograph)
Stephenson Memorial, Westgate Road, NE1 - corner figure (3)
Pinned by Pat Thomson
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Stephenson Memorial, Westgate Road, NE1 - corner figure (4)
Pinned by Pat Thomson
from http://www.twsitelines.info/S…
Tyne and Wear HER(5181): Newcastle, Westgate Road, Statue of George Stephenson
- "Erected in 1862 to the design of J.G. Lough. The heroic figure of one of the country's leading engineers is surrounded at each corner of the plinth by figures representing …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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Stephenson Monument, Nerwcastle upon Tyne
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