Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,260 pages of information and 244,501 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

William Peachey

From Graces Guide

Architect to the Stockton and Darlington Railway

He also built the Zetland Hotel at Saltburn (1861-3),

1863 When the Stockton and Darlington merged into the NER, Peachey was made Darlington-section architect. Most of his work was extending and improving railway buildings.

He also practised privately and designed a few nonconformist chapels including Grange Road Baptist Chapel in Darlington, 1870-1.

1876 Appointed architect of the North Eastern Railway, in succession to Benjamin Burleigh. He was based in Darlington and his work had more impact in the town.

1877 Succeeded as chief architect by William Bell

1877 Built the Royal Station Hotel at York (1877-82).



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