Heritage railways · North East England
Railway Institute And Forecourt Walls
In or near Eldon.
Railway Institute And Forecourt Walls in England North East, United Kingdom.
Trevor Littlewood — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Spring – autumn
- Nearest railway station
- Shildon · 0.4 km
Getting there & planning your visit
The Railway Institute And Forecourt Walls is located in County Durham with the postcode DL4 2JN. The nearest railway station is Shildon, which is 0.4 km away. Entry details are not provided, so please check ahead for accessibility information.
About
Railway Institute And Forecourt Walls is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Shildon Railway Institute, sometimes referred to as The Stute, is a historic membership organisation and building in Shildon, County Durham, England. Founded in 1833, and has been claimed to have been the first such institute established specifically for the benefit of railway workers and their families. The Institute has operated continuously since its foundation and is associated with the early development of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the world’s first public steam-hauled railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Institute originated as the Shildon Library for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge, founded at a meeting in late 1833 at New Shildon. The initiative was founded by senior figures associated with the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR); the engineer Timothy Hackworth, and the then clerk Thomas MacNay, who became the Institute’s first secretary. Hackworth served as the first president. The inspiration for the Institution had been the work of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge which had been founded principally by the Whig MP, Lord Henry Brougham in 1826. Stockton & Darlington Railway Company director Joseph Pease, who became patron to the Shildon institution at its…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6240, -1.6424
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Shildon
- Postcode
- DL4 2JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Nearest railway station
- Shildon — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.peterfreeman.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26597124 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shildon Railway Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Railway Institute And Forecourt Walls?
- Railway Institute And Forecourt Walls is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL4 2JN), in the parish of Shildon.
- What is Railway Institute And Forecourt Walls?
- Railway Institute And Forecourt Walls in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Railway Institute And Forecourt Walls?
- The nearest railway station is Shildon, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL4 2JN.
- How do I get to Railway Institute And Forecourt Walls?
- The nearest railway station is Shildon, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL4 2JN.