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1776
In Northern England:
- 1776: completion of the Assembly Rooms in Newcastle.
- 1776: Middle Docks in South Shields first documented.
- 1776: opening of the Newcastle-Jedburgh turnpike (road).
![Assembly Rooms](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/63/98/4639843_6b319020.jpg)
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Assembly Rooms
- Overview Map Street View Designed by architect William Newton, this Georgian building was completed in 1776. The building was funded by members of the nobility, gentry and prominent citizens who …
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
006093:The Old Assembly Rooms Newcastle upon Tyne 1776
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The Workhouse - South Shields
- "In a parliamentary report of 1776, South Shields was listed as having a workhouse with accommodation for 50 inmates....The South Shields Poor Law Union was formed on 10th December 1836.... …
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![The Dye House, Acklington Park](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/29/58/5295870_504e1483.jpg)
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The Dye House, Acklington Park
- Overview Map Street View Dye House is a residential building on the south banks of the River Coquet in Acklington Park, about a mile south of Guyzance. It was originally …
![Helbeck Hall](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/86/2308640_0e53ba66.jpg)
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Helbeck Hall
- Hall, dated 1776, by Henry Bellas (or Bellhouse) of Appleby for John Metcalfe
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![Assembly Rooms](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/63/98/4639843_6b319020.jpg)
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Assembly Rooms
- Overview Map Street View Designed by architect William Newton, this Georgian building was completed in 1776. The building was funded by members of the nobility, gentry and prominent citizens who …
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2517/4076451258_87b33f339e_z.jpg)
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
006093:The Old Assembly Rooms Newcastle upon Tyne 1776
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](/uploads/thumbs2/the_workhouse.png)
from http://www.workhouses.org.uk/…
The Workhouse - South Shields
- "In a parliamentary report of 1776, South Shields was listed as having a workhouse with accommodation for 50 inmates....The South Shields Poor Law Union was formed on 10th December 1836.... …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![The Dye House, Acklington Park](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/29/58/5295870_504e1483.jpg)
  Co-Curate Page
The Dye House, Acklington Park
- Overview Map Street View Dye House is a residential building on the south banks of the River Coquet in Acklington Park, about a mile south of Guyzance. It was originally …
![Helbeck Hall](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/86/2308640_0e53ba66.jpg)