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The house in which George Stephenson was born, at Wylam, near Newcastle, 1864. Creator: Unknown
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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 in the colliery districts. It is two-storied, and contains four rooms. In one of the lower apartments, the walls unplastered, with the bare joists overhead, and the floor of clay, the father of the locomotive system was born. This house is situated at the eastern extremity of the village of Wylam, a small, poor village on the north bank of the Tyne, surrounded with blast-furnaces, collieries, cinder- banks, and coal-heaps. It was here that George Stephenson passed his childhood, played about beside the waggon-road, went birdnesting, and ran errands to the village; but he did not go to school; his parents were too poor, and bread too dear, to pay even the small amount necessary to send him to school, and so the first eight years of his life were passed. Thirty-five years after, in conjunction with Mr. Edward Pease, he founded the present locomotive manufactory at Newcastle'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864
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This print captures the humble beginnings of one of Britain's greatest engineers, George Stephenson. The image showcases the small red-tiled cottage in Wylam, near Newcastle, where Stephenson was born in 1864. The description paints a vivid picture of the modest dwelling - a two-storied house with four rooms, bare walls, clay floors, and unpainted joists overhead.
Stephenson's childhood home stands at the eastern edge of Wylam village, surrounded by industrial landscapes of blast-furnaces, collieries, and coal-heaps. Despite its unassuming appearance, this house holds immense historical significance as the birthplace of the father of the locomotive system.
The narrative accompanying this print provides insight into Stephenson's early years spent playing beside waggon-roads and running errands in the village. It reveals that due to financial constraints his parents faced, Stephenson did not attend school for the first eight years of his life.
Yet despite these humble beginnings and lack of formal education during his early years, George Stephenson went on to achieve great success as an engineer. Alongside Mr. Edward Pease, he founded a locomotive manufactory in Newcastle thirty-five years later - a testament to his ingenuity and determination.
This print serves as a poignant reminder that greatness can emerge from even the most modest origins.
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