Stephenson's Cottage
Location type
Name and dates
Stephenson^s Cottage (1750-)
Opened on the Tourist - Attractions.
Description
This cottage, the Grade II listed National Trust , was located by the Wylam Waggonway, running from Wylam Colliery to the River Tyne on the south side of the cottage. George Stephenson was born here in 1781 and grew up by the waggonway.
The cottage's former name is High Streethouse, being just west of Streethouse.
The cottage retains period features, such as sleeping drawers for children under the bed, a tea room and shop.
The waggonway became the Scotswood, Newburn and Wylam Railway in 1876 which closed in 1968. North Wylam station was to the west in Wylam itself.
Tags
HouseExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
Nearby stations Wylam North Wylam Heddon-on-the-Wall Ryton Newburn Prudhoe Mickley Blaydon Lemington Darras Hall Scotswood Rowlands Gill Swalwell [2nd] Stocksfield Derwenthaugh | Other railway and industry locations Wylam Colliery (Ann Pit) Clara Vale Colliery Wylam Iron Works Wylam Colliery (Haugh Pit) Wylam Viaduct Heddon Colliery (King Pit) West Wylam Junction Emma Colliery West Wylam Colliery Isabella Colliery Greenside Colliery Prudhoe Chemical Works Maria Colliery Stargate Colliery Tourist/other Prudhoe Castle |
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