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1793
In Northern England:
- 1793: founding of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne
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Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Overview History Building "The Society was founded early in 1793 as a ‘conversation club’, with an annual subscription of one guinea. The subjects of the conversations - and the books …
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Image taken from page 824 of 'The Local Historian's Table Book of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads, connected with the Counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, and Durham. Historical Division.
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Hexham Bridge
- It replaced an earlier bridge, which was destroyed in the Great Flood of 1771. Hexham bridge is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England.
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Black Horse
- The original Black Horse Inn in Monkseaton was built in 1793 as a two-storey stone building, with a third floor added later. In 1936 Monkseaton Urban District Council granted permission …
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Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Overview History Building "The Society was founded early in 1793 as a ‘conversation club’, with an annual subscription of one guinea. The subjects of the conversations - and the books …
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Image taken from page 824 of 'The Local Historian's Table Book of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads, connected with the Counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, and Durham. Historical Division.
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![Hexham Bridge](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/22/25/1222502_14c9ce0a.jpg)
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Hexham Bridge
- It replaced an earlier bridge, which was destroyed in the Great Flood of 1771. Hexham bridge is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England.
![Black Horse](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/98/90/2989068_28dcacb1.jpg)