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Title
Sir Nigel Gresley (1876–1941)
Date
2016
Medium
bronze
Accession number
NW1_CRH_S144
Acquisition method
purchased by the Gresley Society Trust through public subscription
Work type
Statue
Owner
Gresley Society Trust
Custodian
Gresley Society Trust
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
5th April 2016
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on wall behind statue, black metal plaque with incised gold painted letters: SIR NIGEL GRESLEY / 1876-1941 / CHIEF MECHANICAL ENGINEER, / 1911-1923 GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, / 1923-1941 LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY. / BASED IN AN OFFICE AT THIS STATION, HE DESIGNED / POWERFUL, ELEGANT AND FAST LOCOMOTIVES / INCLUDING THE WORLD FAMOUS "FLYING SCOTSMAN2 / AND "MALLARD". THE FASTEST STEAM LOCOMOTIVE / IN THE WORLD. HIS STREAMLINED TRAINS DEPARTED / FROM THIS STATION. THEY SET NEW STANDARDS OF / COMFORT, SPEED AND SAFETY, AND WERE / THE FIST TRULY HIGH SPEED TRAINS. / SCULPTOR: HAZEL REEVES FRSA / PLACED BY THE GRESLEY SOCIETY TRUST ON 5TH APRIL 2016, / THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH. / WWW.gresley.org
