The Robert Stephenson Trust members has spent a massive amount ot effort and money on restoring the Stephenson Works in South St behind Newcastle Central Station. Ask a lot of people "what was the first steam engine?" and they will erroneously say "Rocket" which of course was nowhere near to eing the first. However - the works where this iconic loco was built was in South St.
The rent paid by the Trust for this site was £5K it has gone up to either £140K - that is one H*** of a rise..
They can't afford that "commercial" rent and have to be out by the end of Feb.
Watch the news for a dramatic fire one day as this listed building gets in the way of Silverlink's expansion plans. The area has been named "the Stephenson Quarter" for goodness sake and they have been forced out for sspurious commercial reasons - the property is unsuitable for use as anything other than what it is.
I'm really spitting blood over thiss crass, greedy and pointless form of bullying .
http://www.robertstephensontrust.com/threat.htm
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