| Wylam | |
  Wylam shown within Northumberland |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Tynedale |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WYLAM |
| Postcode district | NE41 |
| Dialling code | 01661 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Hexham |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
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It is famous for the being the birthplace of George Stephenson, one of the early rail pioneers. George Stephenson ( 9 June 1781 &ndash 12 August 1848) was an English Civil engineer and mechanical engineer His cottage can be found on the north bank of the Tyne three quarters of a mile (1. 2 km) east of the village centre. It is owned by the National Trust and is open to the public. The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales Wylam has further connections with the early rail pioneers. The steam locomotive engineer Timothy Hackworth, who worked with Stephenson, was also born here. Timothy Hackworth ( 22 December 1786 &ndash 7 July 1850) was a Steam locomotive engineer who lived in Shildon, County William Hedley who was born in the nearby village of Newburn attended the village school. William Hedley ( 13 July 1779 &ndash 9 January 1843) was one of the leading industrial engineers of the early 19th century and was very instrumental Newburn is a semi rural village in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in the Metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. He later went on to design and manufacture Puffing Billy in 1813, two years before George Stephenson produced his first locomotive Blücher. Puffing Billy was an early Steam locomotive, constructed in 1813 - 1814 by engineer William Hedley, enginewright Jonathan Forster and This article is about the locomotive "Blücher" See also " Blücher " Blücher was an early railway Locomotive
Pictures of Wylam can be viewed in external links
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History
Once an industrial workplace with collieries and an ironworks, it is now a commuting village for Newcastle upon Tyne and Hexham, served by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. Wylam Railway Bridge, also known locally as Points Bridge, Half-moon Bridge, Hagg Bank Bridge, Bird Cage Bridge and The Tin Bridge The River Tyne is a River in England. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers the North Tyne and the South Tyne. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Hexham New South Wales|Hexham (constituency Hexham is a Market town in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne. The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, also known as the Tyne Valley Line, is a Railway line in northern England.
The earliest reference to Wylam is in a record of 1158 that records that the settlement belonged to the Priory at Tynemouth. This article concerns itself with the village For the Parliament constituency of the same name see Tynemouth (UK Parliament constituency Tynemouth It is thought that Guy de Baliol, Lord of Bywell, gave Wylam to the Priory in 1085. The Priors of Tynemouth held lands in the village until the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century.
The Blackett family have had a long association with the village. In 1685 John Blackett bought two farms at Wylam. These farms formed a modest estate and residence for the Blackett family until the third quarter of the twentieth century. The Blackett family also acquired the Lordship of the Manor of Wylam. The Lordship also included mineral rights within the township. This allowed the family to develop the colliery and further increase their prosperity.
An article in The Newcastle Courant of 17 January 1874 entitled 'Our Colliery Villages' paints an unattractive image of the village - 'Wylam is the very worst colliery village that we have yet beheld …'. The colliery has an important place in the history of the development of the locomotive. It is thought that the Wylam waggonway was opened in 1748 and was therefore one of the earliest waggonways in the north of England. The waggonway linked the colliery to the staiths at Lemington from where the coal was taken down The River Tyne on flat bottomed boats called keels to be loaded on the large coal ships further down the river. The River Tyne is a River in England. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers the North Tyne and the South Tyne.
Several famous engineers have also had links with the village. George Stephenson was born at a small cottage at Wylam in June 1781. George Stephenson ( 9 June 1781 &ndash 12 August 1848) was an English Civil engineer and mechanical engineer Timothy Hackworth's father was foreman blacksmith at the colliery and his son was born in the village in December 1786. Timothy Hackworth ( 22 December 1786 &ndash 7 July 1850) was a Steam locomotive engineer who lived in Shildon, County Hackworth together with William Hedley and Jonathan Forster were involved in the development of the locomotive engine at the colliery. William Hedley ( 13 July 1779 &ndash 9 January 1843) was one of the leading industrial engineers of the early 19th century and was very instrumental Perhaps the most famous of the engines to be developed was The Puffing Billy, which is now housed at The Science Museum in London. For science museums in general check out Science museum. The Science Museum on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London is part
The late eighteenth century was a period of prosperity for the village - the colliery was thriving and an ironworks, a leadshot manufactury and a brewery were all established in the village. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. In 1864 the ironworks closed. Four years later the colliery was closed. The brewery ceased to operate sometime in the 1870's. This decline in the industry led to a change in the character of the village. By the 20th century the village was almost entirely a residential settlement. [1]
Wylam Railway Bridge
Wylam Railway Bridge (also known as Points Bridge) is located at Hagg Bank, approximately 1 mile (1. Wylam Railway Bridge, also known locally as Points Bridge, Half-moon Bridge, Hagg Bank Bridge, Bird Cage Bridge and The Tin Bridge 6 km) west of the town. It is a wrought iron bridge built by the Scotswood Newburn and Wylam Railway Company in 1876 to link the North Wylam Loop with the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. QtubIronPillarJPG|thumb|right| Iron pillar at Delhi India containing 98% wrought iron]] Wrought iron is commercially pure Iron. The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, also known as the Tyne Valley Line, is a Railway line in northern England.
The original plan had been to build a bridge with four spans resting on three piers on the river bed. This was rejected by the local coal companies who feared that the construction of the piers on the river bed would disturb the shallow mine workings below, which already suffered from flooding.
The designers found the solution in designing a single span bridge carrying a double track, without the need for piers. The bridge consists of three parallel wrought iron arches resting on abutments on each bank, with the twin rail decks suspended by 14 wrought iron drop bars. It cost £16,000 to build.
The bridge paved the way for new developments in bridge building - Newcastle's Tyne Bridge in 1928, and Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932, being direct descendants of the design and construction of Hagg's Bridge. The Tyne Bridge is a Compression arch suspended-deck bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne } The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a Steel arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail vehicular and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business
Many of the trains which used the bridge carried coal from the collieries at Newburn and Walbottle westwards to Carlisle. Newburn is a semi rural village in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in the Metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. Walbottle is a village in Tyne and Wear. It is a western suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria.
The line was closed in 1968 and the bridge later purchased by Northumberland County Council. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west It was restored in 1997 with help from the Heritage lottery Fund.
All the old lead based paint was removed requiring the bridge to be wrapped in plastic to prevent polluting the river. [2]
Present
Wylam now has approximately 800 households, with a population of 2100. [3] Wylam's parish church was built in 1886 and is dedicated to St. Oswin, a Northumberland saint. Oswine or Osuine (d August 20, 651) was a King of Deira in northern England.
Wylam has transport links in the form of a popular train service from Wylam railway station along a main line from Carlisle to Newcastle Central Station. Wylam railway station is a Railway station serving Wylam in Northumberland, England. In contrast, the bus service to and from Wylam is poor and many services have been discontinued over recent years.
Recently the road bridge in Wylam was renovated, making the road surface wider and the guard rails stronger to withstand impacts after a car crashed through them.
Notable Residents
- Basil Bunting - Poet
- Antonia Byatt - novelist
- Margaret Drabble - Novelist
- Timothy Hackworth - Railway pioneer
- William Hedley - Railway pioneer
- George Stephenson - 'Father of the Railway'
- Charles Algernon Parsons - Inventor of the steam turbine
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Basil Cheesman Bunting ( 3 March 1900 – 17 April 1985) was a British modernist poet Dame Margaret Drabble (Margaret Lady Holroyd DBE, (born 5 June 1939) is an English Novelist, Biographer and Timothy Hackworth ( 22 December 1786 &ndash 7 July 1850) was a Steam locomotive engineer who lived in Shildon, County William Hedley ( 13 July 1779 &ndash 9 January 1843) was one of the leading industrial engineers of the early 19th century and was very instrumental George Stephenson ( 9 June 1781 &ndash 12 August 1848) was an English Civil engineer and mechanical engineer Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, OM (13 June 1854 &ndash 11 February 1931 was a British Engineer, best known for his invention of the Steam turbine.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic