Advertising a Pleasure Trip on the fast sailing steam boat, Gleaner. The boat left Corporation Quay, Stockton at 5.45am on Thursday 29 August, 1850.
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Advertising a Pleasure Trip on the fast sailing steam boat, Gleaner. The boat left Corporation Quay, Stockton at 5.45am on Thursday 29 August, 1850.
I clicked on the pic (Gleaner 1850) it brought it up full screen, I clicked on it again & it enlarged it enough for me to view all small print. Image is very sharp. Very interesting.
Cliff Thornton
Many thanks for the “translation”. I did try using my magnifier but was unable to make it out. That’s the snag with old age, plenty of spare time but not enough faculties to enjoy it. If only they would transplant eyes!! Thanks again.
Presumably the railway companies in Stockton would have put on their own sight seeing tour. But would passengers have gone from the old Stockton Station on the North Shore Branch, just off Tilery Road?
What an interesting poster. Does anyone have any more details such as was this a one off or did it sail regularly. Sadly either the poster is out of focus or I need to go back to Specksavers because I can’t make out any details in the finer print. (I suspect the latter). Can anyone supply a translation please?
Ian, have you tried enlarging the image, that might enable you to read the small print. It is a sharp image on my pc. Some of the small print says that passengers have the opportunity of seeing the Queen pass over the new High Level Bridge at Newcastle. This was a day of celebration for Newcastle with Queen Victoria officially opening the city’s Railway Station. There had been no need for a station previously as the River Tyne had been a barrier to an east coast line linking London and Edinburgh. But with the completion of the High Level Bridge there was now a direct line between the two capitals.
The poster says that the Gleaner was only going to Shields, so presumably the passengers would have to make their way to Newcastle to see the Royal train pass over the bridge. The Queen’s train arrived at the station at 1pm, and she was barely in the town for 20 minutes before leaving. Her journey also opened the new viaduct at Berwick. She eventually arrived in Edinburgh at 5pm.