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George Stephenson Collection

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Viaduct across the Sankey Valley, Warrington, Cheshire, February 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury

Viaduct across the Sankey Valley, Warrington, Cheshire, February 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Viaduct Across the Sankey Valley, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Six Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with a plate of The Coaches, Machines

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Travelling on the Liverpool and Machester Railway, 1831, (1945). Creator: SG Hughes

Travelling on the Liverpool and Machester Railway, 1831, (1945). Creator: SG Hughes
Travelling on the Liverpool and Machester Railway, 1831, (1945). Steam locomotives on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway (L&MR)

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864....a view of the large building called "the fitting shop." It is here that

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864. View representing...as well as a wood-engraving can render such a subject

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864....night view of that portion of the forging department containing the Nasmyth steam-hammers

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: The house in which George Stephenson was born, at Wylam, near Newcastle, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The house in which George Stephenson was born, at Wylam, near Newcastle, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The house in which George Stephenson was born, at Wylam, near Newcastle, 1864. British engineer Stephenson's birthplace...is a small red-tiled cottage-one of such as are inhabited by working men

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: The Birthplace of Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P. C.E. 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Birthplace of Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P. C.E. 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Birthplace of Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P. C.E. 1858. The cottage of the late Mr. George Stephenson, at Hillington, is in course of being pulled down

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Tapton House, near Chesterfield, the Residence of the Late Mr. G. Stephenson, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Tapton House, near Chesterfield, the Residence of the Late Mr. G. Stephenson, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Tapton House, near Chesterfield, the Residence of the Late Mr. G. Stephenson, 1858. Chesterfield has acquired a celebrity by its connection with the memory of the late celebrated George

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: The Monument to George Stephenson at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson

The Monument to George Stephenson at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Monument to George Stephenson at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1862....a striking work of art, by Mr. John Graham Lough...It has been erected by public subscription in Neville-street...adjoining the Central

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: G. Stephenson, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25

G. Stephenson, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: George Stephenson, c1849, (1945). Creator: Unknown

George Stephenson, c1849, (1945). Creator: Unknown
George Stephenson, c1849, (1945). Portrait of George Stephenson (1781-1848), English mechanical engineer and inventor of the railway engine. After a painting of 1849

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: William Huskisson, c1810, (c1884). Creator: Unknown

William Huskisson, c1810, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
William Huskisson, c1810, (c1884). William Huskisson (1770- 1830) British statesman, financier and MP during reign of George IV. Educated at Appleby Grammar School

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Chesterfield, c1910. Creator: Unknown

Chesterfield, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Chesterfield, c1910. George Stephenson, the great Engineer, settled here. Population, 37, 400. Countryside near the town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: A Striking Contrast, 1922. Creator: Unknown

A Striking Contrast, 1922. Creator: Unknown
A Striking Contrast, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Early railway Coaches, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, England, 1831, (c1900-1920)

Early railway Coaches, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, England, 1831, (c1900-1920). The first steam locomotives with three different classes of railway travel

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: George Stephensons Birthplace, Wylam, c1900. Artist: GW Wilson and Company

George Stephensons Birthplace, Wylam, c1900. Artist: GW Wilson and Company
George Stephensons Birthplace, Wylam, c1900. George Stephenson (9 June 1781 - 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer, his Birthplace is the 18th-century stone cottage

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Locomotion no 1, built for the Stockton & Darlington Railway, 1825 (1906)

Locomotion no 1, built for the Stockton & Darlington Railway, 1825 (1906). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VII

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Mr Stephenson putting in the last rivet, 1886

Mr Stephenson putting in the last rivet, 1886. From Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, volume I

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831

Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. Top: goods train drawn by the locomotive Liverpool. Bottom: cattle train drawn by the locomotive Fury

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: George Stephensons Birthplace, Wylam, c1896. Artist: GW Wilson and Company

George Stephensons Birthplace, Wylam, c1896. Artist: GW Wilson and Company
George Stephensons Birthplace, Wylam, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Rainhill Bridge, Chat Moss, near Liverpool, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury

Rainhill Bridge, Chat Moss, near Liverpool, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Rainhill Bridge, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with plates of the Coaches, Machines, etc

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Moorish Arch, looking from the Tunnel, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury

Moorish Arch, looking from the Tunnel, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Moorish Arch, looking from the Tunnel, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with plates of the Coaches, Machines, etc

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Near Liverpool, looking Towards Manchester, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury

Near Liverpool, looking Towards Manchester, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Near Liverpool, looking towards Manchester, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with plates of the Coaches, Machines, etc

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Warehouses &c at the end of the Tunnel towards Wapping, London, c1831. Artist

Warehouses &c at the end of the Tunnel towards Wapping, London, c1831. Artist
Warehouses etc at the end of the Tunnel towards Wapping, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with plates of the Coaches, Machines

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Excavation of Olive Mount, 4 miles from Liverpool, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury

Excavation of Olive Mount, 4 miles from Liverpool, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Excavation of Olive Mount, 4 Miles from Liverpool, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Six Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with a plate of The Coaches, Machines

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Entrance of the Railway at Edge Hill, Liverpool, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury

Entrance of the Railway at Edge Hill, Liverpool, 1831. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
Entrance of the Railway at Edge Hill, Liverpool, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving). From Six Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway with a plate of The Coaches, Machines

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Train Number One, July 1925

Train Number One, July 1925. A re-enactment of the first train journey, made by George Stephensons Locomotion no 1 on the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: The Tunnel, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury

The Tunnel, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. Artist: Thomas Talbot Bury
The Tunnel, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Near Liverpool, looking towards Manchester, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833

Near Liverpool, looking towards Manchester, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Taking in Water at Parkside, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833

Taking in Water at Parkside, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: View of the Railway across Chat Moss, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833

View of the Railway across Chat Moss, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Trains on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. Artist: SG Hughes

Trains on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. Artist: SG Hughes
Trains on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. A train of wagons (top) and a train of cattle, sheep and pigs (bottom), on the worlds first intercity railway

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Warehouses etc at the end of the Tunnel towards Wapping, Liverpool, 1832-1833

Warehouses etc at the end of the Tunnel towards Wapping, Liverpool, 1832-1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Coloured view of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. Artist: SG Hughes

Coloured view of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. Artist: SG Hughes
Coloured view of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. The worlds first steam railway opened on 15 September 1830

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: George Stephensons Rocket, c1905

George Stephensons Rocket, c1905. On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Coaches employed on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall

Coaches employed on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall
Coaches employed on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. The locomotive Northumbrian, various passenger carriages and carriages for cattle. Plate 7 from Liverpool & Manchester Railway

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: The Rocket, locomotive designed by George Stephenson in 1829, c1905

The Rocket, locomotive designed by George Stephenson in 1829, c1905. On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1892)

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1892). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: George Stephenson, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935

George Stephenson, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
George Stephenson (1781-1848), English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced by Carreas Ltd, 1935

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Entrance to the tunnel of the Liverpool & Manchester railway, Edge Hill, Liverpool, c1820s

Entrance to the tunnel of the Liverpool & Manchester railway, Edge Hill, Liverpool, c1820s. Artist: John Davies
Entrance to the tunnel of the Liverpool & Manchester railway, Edge Hill, Liverpool, c1820s. This tunnel, seen here under construction ran from Edge Hill to Lime Street, Liverpool

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: The Stockton & Darlington Railway, 1825 (1900)

The Stockton & Darlington Railway, 1825 (1900). Opened on 27 September, 1825, the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) was the worlds first public railway

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: The Queens visit to the Britannia Tubular Bridge, Wales, c1888

The Queens visit to the Britannia Tubular Bridge, Wales, c1888. Queen Victoria visits George Stephensons bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the Welsh mainland

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: George Stephenson, English mechanical engineer, (1899). Artist: E Stodart

George Stephenson, English mechanical engineer, (1899). Artist: E Stodart
George Stephenson, English mechanical engineer, (1899). In 1813 Stephenson (1781-1848) was commissioned to design his first steam locomotive, Blucher, for the Killingworth Colliery in Tyne and Wear

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: The Iron Horse Past and Present, c1900

The Iron Horse Past and Present, c1900. The development of the railway locomotive from George Stephensons Rocket of 1829, through North Star which worked on the Great Western Railway 1836-1870

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Facade of Lime Street Station, Liverpool, 1838

Facade of Lime Street Station, Liverpool, 1838. This was one of the stations on the worlds first passenger railway, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which opened on 15 September 1830

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1859)

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1859). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1900)

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1900). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Brandreths horse powered locomotive Cycloped, 1829

Brandreths horse powered locomotive Cycloped, 1829. Plate taken from History and Progress of the Steam Engine, 1831 by Elijah Galloway

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, railway engineer, 1881

Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, railway engineer, 1881
Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, British railway engineer (1781-1848), 1881. It shows the Rocket

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Stephensons Rocket winning the Rainhill Trials, 14 October 1829 (1898)

Stephensons Rocket winning the Rainhill Trials, 14 October 1829 (1898). George Stephensons (1781-1848) locomotive Rocket winning the competition held at Rainhill, Merseyside

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: Train crossing Chat Moss, Lancashire, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall

Train crossing Chat Moss, Lancashire, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall
Train crossing Chat Moss, Lancashire, 1831. A large 12 square mile peat bog five miles west of Manchester, Chat Moss was considered unsuitable for the building of rail tracks

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: The Tunnel, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall

The Tunnel, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall
The Tunnel, 1831. The worlds first passenger railway, the Liverpool and Manchester opened on 15 September 1830. Its principal engineer was George Stephenson (1781-1848)

Background imageGeorge Stephenson Collection: George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, c1875

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, c1875


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