If you are walking around Shildon, you will see lots of street names with a link to the railway. Many are named after...
Place Names : Shildon
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Artefacts Of The S&DR
Locomotion No.1 and the Bulmer Stone Plaque
These plaques were produced by a shop in Darlington in the early years of the 20th century. The front is bronzed metal...
1875 commemorative plate featuring Joseph Pease’s Statue
This is a plate designed to commemorate the unveiling of the statue of Joseph Pease. The statue is situated at the...
1875 S&DR blue riband
This blue ribbon, or blue riband as they were called in the 19th century, was made as part of the S&DR 50th...
1925 Hackworth Mug
Timothy Hackworth mug of 1925 with his birth and death dates and the caption “Inventor of the Steam blast pipe”. The...
1925 Centenary Medal
1925 centenary bronze medal with its original box. It originally came with a leaflet, now missing. The medal measures...
Signal Post ‘Up Home 15’ Fighting Cocks
This signal marks ‘Up Home 15’ and is from Fighting Cocks. It was rescued by Ken Cruse in the 1970's and recently...