What is recorded here
This white commemorative plaque records: Grade I Stephenson's Bridge 1830 this bridge was constructed by George Stephenson to carry trains travelling between Manchester to Liverpool on the first passenger railway Recorded plaque organisation: A Building of Historic Significance.
George Stephenson, often referred to as the "Father of Railways," engineered the first intercity passenger railway and built Stephenson's Bridge in 1830, pioneering modern rail transport.
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