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1720 - 1729

18th Century Derwentcote Steel Furnace Mark Akenside 1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729
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001523:St. Paul's Church and Monastery Jarrow 1728

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1723 - Sunderland Map

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Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1723

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Derwentcote Steel Furnace
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Derwentcote Steel Furnace
- Overview Map "Built in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain. It produced high-grade steel for springs and cutting tools.....and was used for cementation, …
Mark Akenside
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Mark Akenside
- Overview About Mark Akenside Mark Akenside (1721 - 1770) was a poet and physician born in Newcastle. He attending the Royal Free Grammar School and then a Dissenting Academy in Newcastle …

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