S&DR200 - All Change

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Through authentic voices from letters, diaries, court papers, and other day-to-day records from their collections, The Story will uncover the impact of the Stockton & Darlington Railway on the socio-economic fabric of the region both then to now.

This exhibition explores the social impact of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in the 200 years after 1825. An exhibition of letters, diaries, court papers, and other day-to-day records at Durham’s new heritage centre, highlighting the impact of the Stockton & Darlington Railway on the socio-economic fabric of the region and the daily lives of the people who lived there.

A touring library exhibition with high-quality re-productions of important historical artefacts and documents from the collections of Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), The Common Room, National Railway Museum and Teesside Archives.  

Other museums and galleries in the region will present S&DR-related exhibitions and displays including an exhibition at the Mining Art Gallery at the Auckland Project in Bishop Auckland, the Bowes Museum and Raby Castle. 

Curator: Carolyn Ball