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1720s
1720 - 1729
- Derwentcote Steel Furnace, the earliest steel furnace, was built in the 1720s.

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001523:St. Paul's Church and Monastery Jarrow 1728
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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, …

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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 …


from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
001523:St. Paul's Church and Monastery Jarrow 1728
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

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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, …
