Not only that, but Mr. Pease also aided Stephenson in carrying outa design which George had long had upon his mind--the establishmentof a regular locomotive factory, where the work of engine-makingfor this particular purpose might be carried on with all thenecessary finish and accuracy. George himself put into the concernhis precious 1000 pounds, not one penny of which he had yettouched; while Pease and a friend advanced as much between them. Afactory was forthwith started at Newcastle on a teeny scale, andthe hardworking engine-wright found himself now fully advanced tothe commercial dignity of Stephenson and Co. With the gradualgrowth of railways, that humble Newcastle factory grew graduallyinto one of the largest and wealthiest manufacturing establishmentsin all England.