York and North Midland Railway, [261].
Young, Arthur, description of early waggon-roads, [5].
NOTES.
[4] In the Newcastle dialect, a chare is a narrow street or lane. At the local assizes some years since, one of the witnesses in a criminal trial swore that “he saw three men come out of the foot of a chare.” The judge cautioned the jury not to pay any regard to the man’s evidence, as he must be insane. A little explanation by the foreman, however, satisfied his lordship that the original statement was correct.
[5] ‘Six Months’ Tour,’ vol. iii. 9
[26] Father of Mr. Locke, M.P., the engineer. He afterwards removed to Barnsley, in Yorkshire.
[33] The Stephenson Memorial Schools have since been erected on the site of the old cottage at Willington Quay represented in the engraving at the head of this chapter.
[38] This incident was related by Robert Stephenson during a voyage to the north of Scotland in 1857, when off Montrose, on board his yacht Titania; and the reminiscence was communicated to the author by the late Mr. William Kell of Gateshead, who was present, at Mr. Stephenson’s request, as being worthy of insertion in his father’s biography.
[52] Speech at Newcastle, on the 18th of June, 1844, at the meeting held in celebration of the opening of the Newcastle and Darlington Railway.
[57] Robert Stephenson was perhaps, prouder of this little boyish experiment than he was of many of his subsequent achievements. Not having been quite accurately stated in the first edition of this book, Mr. Stephenson noted the correction for the second, and wrote the author (Sept. 18th, 1857) as follows:—“In the kite experiment, will you say, that the copper-wire was insulated by a few feet of silk cord; without this, the experiment cannot be made.”