Many of the streets nearby are named after innovative Victorian Engineers and Industrialists. The cache is situated in one such street. Other examples include Trevithick St, Brunel St and Telford St.
Stevenson Street was named after George Stevenson
George Stevenson
Why is he famous?
George Stephenson was an engineer He built steam locomotives for the first railways. Sometimes people call him 'the Father of the Railway'.
When did he live?
George Stephenson was born in 1781. At this time Britain was starting to change from a land of farms and small villages to a land of factories and big cities. We call this change the Industrial Revolution By the time George Stephenson died in 1848, its new railways and factories had made Britain the richest country in the world.
Stephenson and son
George Stephenson's son Robert helped him build railways. Robert was born in 1803 and died in 1859. He became as famous as his father. Robert Stephenson built bridges too, and was a Member of Parliament.
A tweezers may be handy to bring to retrieve the logbook. Oh, and a pen or pencil too