Letters from Robert Stephenson

This collections contains letters sent by Robert Stephenson, who worked alongside his father, George Stephenson. Together they pioneered the railways and managed several companies together. Robert also worked as a civil engineer and in 1847 he became a Member of Parliament for Whitby.

The records are presented in chronological order. Transcripts of the contents can be viewed by a) selecting the 'metadata' button at the bottom right corner of the book explorer or b) selecting the 'read transcription' button in the top left corner

View further details about the collection on our archive catalogue