Plaque and sundial, Dial Cottage, West Moor
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Plaque and sundial, Dial Cottage, West Moor
Image: © Graham Robson Taken: 21 Aug 2016
The sundial and plaque above the front door to Dial Cottage. The text on the plaque reads: GEORGE STEPHENSON, ENGINEER, INVENTOR OF THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE LIVED IN THIS COTTAGE FROM 1805 TO 1823 HIS FIRST LOCOMOTIVE (BLUCHER) WAS BUILT AT THE ADJACENT COLLIERY WAGON SHOPS, AND ON JULY 25TH 1814 WAS PLACED ON THE WAGONWAY WHICH CROSSES THE ROAD AT THE EAST END OF THE COTTAGE.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.027468
Longitude
-1.571822