The Inventor Of The Steam Engine ! (1929)

Wylam, Northumberland. Full titles read: “THE INVENTOR OF THE STEAM ENGINE !- Lord Mayor of Newcastle unveils memorial tablet on modest cottage where George Stephenson - who built ’Rocket’ - was born exactly 148 years ago.“ M/S of people gathering outside Stephenson’s cottage. The Union Flags (’Union Jack’) hanging from the centre of his house are parted to reveal a plaque in memorial the steam engine pioneer. C/U of the plaque which has a picture of Stephenson’s famous ’Rocket’ in the centre. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well