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George Stephenson (1781–1848)
George Stephenson (1781–1848)
George Stephenson (1781–1848)
George Stephenson (1781–1848)
George Stephenson (1781–1848)

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Son of an illiterate mining employee in Wylam, Stephenson recognised the value of education and taught himself to read and write at the age of 18. His understanding of steam-driven mining machinery brought him a post as engine wright in the Killingworth collieries. Here he collaborated with Nicholas Wood to devise the mining safety lamp which in December 1815 they demonstrated at the Society’s monthly meeting. In September 1825 (two months after the opening of the society's building) Stephenson drove his 'Locomotion' on the Stockton-Darlington Railway, with a passenger coach attached. He became nationally famous after 1829 when he and his son Robert built the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with its prize-winning locomotive 'Rocket'.

The Literary & Philosophical Society of Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne

Title

George Stephenson (1781–1848)

Date

1832

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 60 x W 32 x D 22 cm

Accession number

A2019_12

Acquisition method

gift from Robert Stephenson, 1857

Work type

Bust

Signature/marks description

lower left side: C.MOORE.SCULP.1832

Inscription description

inscribed lower front: GEORGE STEPHENSON, C.E. / OB.1848, AET.67.

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23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 1SE England

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