On April 16th Peter Cocker will give a talk on Thomas Brassey: The World’s Greatest Railway Builder, celebrated at Chester Railway Station.
Born in Buerton near Chester in 1805, Thomas constructed Chester Station and worked alongside noted engineers of his time such as George and Robert Stephenson, Joseph Locke and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He built a third of Britain’s railways, three quarters of France’s railways and one in 20 of all the railways in the world.
A bronze statue of him is set to take pride of place outside Chester Railway Station in the Summer following a successful fundraising campaign by the Thomas Brassey Society.
The lecture will take place at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm.
Civic Trust members have FREE admission to the lectures at the Grosvenor Museum. Guests are welcome £5 on the door.
