Thomas Storey
Thomas Storey – the Story of Storey
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People Of The S&DR
Listen to Robert Metcalf talking about lighting the fire to get Locomotion No.1 going on the 16th September 1825 (voiced by Lee Morris)
Locomotion No.1's arrival at the level crossing at Aycliffe Lane was witnessed by many people who turned out to see...
Ralph Day (and some other Days)
'R Day dismissed for disorderly conduct'.1 during the works to build the Skerne bridge was recorded in the Stockton...
The Clement Family of Wood Farm, Aycliffe and the Bridge to Nowhere
Wood Farm occupied a site at Aycliffe, adjacent to the Stockton & Darlington Railway and a little to the north of...
Daniel Adamson (junior) (30 April 1820 – 13 January 1890)
One of old Dan and Ann Adamson's fifteen children living at the Grey Horse Inn at Shildon Lodge, also called Daniel...
Maurice Jones: life story of a railway worker from Darlington
Click here for Maurice Jones' life story
Thomas Richardson 1771-1853
Thomas Richardson was a Quaker who dedicated his life to supporting the education of the working classes across the...
William Craggs by Peter Giroux
William Craggs was born in the year 1822 in Aycliffe and just prior to the start of the age of the passenger railways;...
Timothy Hackworth
Timothy Hackworth (1786-1850) Timothy Hackworth had a central role in the development and success of the S&DR. He...