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Robert Stephenson and George Stephenson blue plaque

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Robert Stephenson and George Stephenson blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: High Level Bridge. George Stephenson, first surveyed routes to Berwick in 1838. His son, Robert, 1803 - 1859, designed this bridge. Rail deck opened in 1849 - a major link in a London-Edinburgh railway. The road deck opened in February 1850. Recorded plaque organisation: Gateshead Council, City of Newcastle upon Tyne.
George Stephenson (1781-1848) and his son Robert Stephenson were pioneering engineers of the Industrial Revolution; George is known as the "Father of Railways," while Robert, who designed the High Level Bridge, extended his father's legacy with innovative railway and civil engineering projects across Britain.

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