George Stephenson by Hunter Davies

Author:Hunter Davies
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

*Prof. Simmons searched the contemporary press and could find only one small report, in The Times, which contains a reference, but no praise, of Robert. George was obviously trying to flatter his son.

† Robert’s great friend in South America was Charles Empson, another young engineer, and they made plans to travel home together.

‡ George Rennie, who’d been in charge of the previous survey.

§ Presumably Charles Vignoles, one of Rennie’s engineers, whom George disliked and eventually helped to sack.

* The tunnel at Rotherhithe was built by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, assisted by his son Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and cost £468,000.

* Nicholas Wood (1795–1865), George’s friend who was manager at Killingworth Colliery.

† This election, in June 1826, was famous in Northumberland as it led to a duel on Bamburgh Sands involving John Lambton, later Earl of Durham.

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