by Caroline Hardie-Hammond | Jul 3, 2021 | Archives Of The S&DR
Opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway The formal opening of that stupendous work, which effects a communication between the port of Stockton and the coal field in the interior parts of this county, took place on Tuesday last, agreeably to the notice which...
by Caroline Hardie-Hammond | Jun 24, 2021 | Artefacts Of The S&DR
These plaques were produced by a shop in Darlington in the early years of the 20th century. The front is bronzed metal and features Locomotion No.1 and the Bulmer Stone. The back has a page glued on telling the history of Locomotion No.1 and the Bulmer Stone. This...
by Caroline Hardie-Hammond | Jun 24, 2021 | Artefacts Of The S&DR
This is a plate designed to commemorate the unveiling of the statue of Joseph Pease. The statue is situated at the east end of Prospect Place, at the junction with Prebend Row, High Row and Northgate in Darlington. It was unveiled on the 27th September 1875; the...
by Caroline Hardie-Hammond | Jun 24, 2021 | Artefacts Of The S&DR
This blue ribbon, or blue riband as they were called in the 19th century, was made as part of the S&DR 50th anniversary celebrations in 1875. The design reflected the blue ribbons and sashes worn on the opening day of the S&DR on the 27th September 1825 and...
by Caroline Hardie-Hammond | Jun 24, 2021 | Archives Of The S&DR
This archive was donated to the Friends on behalf of Mrs Kathleen Ibbetson and her late husband Dennis. Dennis worked for British Rail all his life as did his father. He was from Shildon and moved to York where he died in the 1990s. The archive consists of four...
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