Dial Cottage, a grade II listed building and home from 1804 to 1823 of railway pioneer George Stephenson, is located on Great Lime Road in Forest Hall. It was while he was living there that Stephenson developed one of the world's earliest locomotives, called the Blücher, as well as several others which ran on the Killingworth Colliery from 1814.
The trackbed is now a public footpath which can be accessed from Great Lime Road a kilometre east of the cottage.
The cottage is privately owned, though tours occasionally take place. At the cottage there is a sundial, which Stephenson built himself and which gives the cottage its name, and a plaque which reads:
“George Stephenson. Engineer, inventor of the Locomotive Engine. Lived in this cottage from 1805 to 1823; his first locomotive (Blücher) was built at the adjacent colliery wagon shops, and on July 25, 1814 was placed on the wagonway which crosses the road at the east end of this cottage."
Description courtesy of Wikipedia.
11th December 2014
24th February 2010
More Information:
- Wikipedia: George Stephenson's Dial Cottage
- Historic England: Dial Cottage
- Sitelines: Dial Cottage
- N.E. History Tour: Dial Cottage
- Co-Curate: Dial Cottage
- Youtube: Tour of the Stephenson family home, Dial Cottage
See my other photos concerning George Stephenson:
- Westgate Road, George Stephenson Monument
- South Street, George Stephenson's Works
- George Stephensons Cottage on my Wylam page
See my other photos around Dial Cottage:
5 comments:
Visited this house when it was housing a collection of Blyth and Tyne related railway items. I lived in a house nearby and when my parents renovated it they found plans for the local pit covering the walls as a base for the paint! I'd assume were done by George in his job at the pit along Great Lime Road.
Interesting stuff, thanks.
I've heard that the house opens to visitors on Heritage Open Days so I will try and pay a visit in September.
Can i use some of your photos to represent at a mueseum
Please contact me by email. Address in top left.
Beautiful photos, thank you for this. There's one small inaccuracy about The Rocket being built here. The Stephenson's had established "Robert Stpehnson & Company" Locomotive builders in 1823 and the Forth Street Works at Newcastle upon Tyne as-well as the "George Stephenson and Son" in 1824.
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