2015
NZ2770 : Dial Cottage, West Moor
taken 11 years ago, near to Killingworth, North Tyneside, England
This is 1 of 3 images, with title Dial Cottage, West Moor in this square
Dial Cottage, West Moor
For 18 years between 1804 and 1822 the cottage was the home of George Stephenson and his son Robert.
Above the front door is a sundial NZ2770 : The sundial, Dial Cottage, West Moor which they made in 1816, and from which the cottage takes its name.
George began building steam locomotives in a colliery workshop behind the cottage. In 1814 he tested his first engine 'Blucher' along the nearby Killingworth Waggonway NZ2870 : Killingworth Waggonway. As many as 16 locomotives may have been built in the workshop.
Above the front door is a sundial NZ2770 : The sundial, Dial Cottage, West Moor which they made in 1816, and from which the cottage takes its name.
George began building steam locomotives in a colliery workshop behind the cottage. In 1814 he tested his first engine 'Blucher' along the nearby Killingworth Waggonway NZ2870 : Killingworth Waggonway. As many as 16 locomotives may have been built in the workshop.
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- Grid Square
- NZ2770, 61 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Anthony Foster (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 7 December, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 31 January, 2016
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 2746 7042 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:1.6535N 1:34.3187W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 2745 7042
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
