Walls are predominantly textured. A bullnose edge is a common design detail on countertops and fireplace mantels. Here's how the style breaks down: Colors: Mediterranean colors echo those of the sea and sky and, depending on the region, can also include warm terra cotta, lavender and yellow.mediterranean_room.ou can also simulate the look of tile with a stenciled mosaic border on floors, walls or furniture. Accessories: Burnished bronze urns, filigree light fixtures and a wrought-iron fireplace screen exemplify a Mediterranean look with a Moroccan influence.
George Stephenson, the son of a colliery fireman, was born at Wylam, eight miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on 9th June, 1781. The cottage where the Stephenson family lived was next to the Wylam Wagonway, and George grew up with a keen interest in machines. George's first employment was herding cows but when he was fourteen he joined his father at the Dewley Colliery.
Wylam, Northumberland. The âFather of Railwaysâ, George Stephenson, built the first commercial locomotive and railways, setting a standard adopted worldwide. He also grew straight cucumbers competitively, married three times and may be why we call people from Newcastle, âGeordiesâ.tâs not only driven by Stephenson, he owns the company that built it. The company, set up with his son Robert, is the first in the world to build locomotives. BRUNEL VERSUS STEPHENSON. And crucially, Stephenson sets the width between the rails, the gauge, at four feet eight and a half inches.