Set of 6 greetings cards – Locomotion No.1 arrives at Stockton’s quayside on the Opening Day of the S&DR
£12.00
Set of 6 greetings cards of Locomotion No.1 arriving at Stockton’s quayside on the Opening Day of the S&DR. The image was painted by renowned railway artist John Wigston for the Friends’ forthcoming coffee table book – ‘The Stockton & Darlington Railway 1825-2025. A Pictorial Journey along the Railway that got the World on Track’.
Blank inside for your own message. Size: 18 x 11,5 cm, printed on glossy card.
There is no packaging but the cards and envelopes (white) will be bundled together with a ribbon or coloured string.
Proceeds from the sale of these cards will go towards the printing and launching of our limited edition coffee table book, available from February 2025.
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The Quayside at Cottage Row was the terminus for the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825. The railway company’s wharf, offices and warehouses were located here. Such a significant location was also where the company chose to end the opening day journey.
The train arrived at Stockton at a quarter to four in the afternoon of the 27th September 1825 and seven guns on the wharf each fired three times to create a 21 gun salute. Mr Meynell’s band from Yarm played God Save the King and the assembled crowds cheered. The passengers and workers left the waggons and the dignitaries stepped out from the passenger coach Experiment. The band led the crowd to the Town Hall on the High Street, where the workers dispersed to various hostelries and those lucky enough to have an invitation to the banquet, entered the Town Hall.
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