Show marks birthplace of father of locomotive at wylola on tile the north batik bank of the river niver tyne under tile the auspices of the institutions ot of shipbuilders Ship builders arid and me clin engineers ii a tablet commemorates the birthplace of a man who achieved the seemingly impossible george stephenson Stephens rn tile the father otibe ot the locomotive engine past the front rout of his hip cottage within a few yards of the door heavily laden and light trains tit of coat coal trucks pass pas today as lid tile the tiny chr ildron wagons drawn by horses along buys tra years neo ago the cottage rit toe itself Is I 1 a two tw t ried house typical if fit ninny of those built years bearc ago by bf the colliery for their employees employ eca it ans divided into dour roo tn in each of which 4 different family dwelt the tower lower room at the western side of the cottage was the home ot of the stephenson family and it was vas in tills this room which I 1 served for sleeping eating and shelter that george the second son of a family of 0 four boys and two girls was born on june 0 9 1781 old bob george gcorge father was a scotsman tsulan who crossed the border as a gent lemans servant and then mar arted a locel local lassie mabel carr the daughter of a dyer bob found work as firemen of the pumping engine of the collie colliery riat nt 12 shillings 3 per week mil scotsman |