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1851 Durham Markets Company Act - Durham Indoor Market and other markets established.

-Durham Town Hall rebuilt.

Completion of Yarm Railway Viaduct.

 UK Census 1851  shows the population has reached 21 million. This Census was the first to include date of birth, occupations, and marital status. Great Exhibition 'Works of Industry of All Nations' in Crystal Palace opened by Queen Victoria on 1st May 1851
1850s Holeyn Hall, Wylam Durham Indoor Markets The Athenaeum, Hartlepool Yarm Railway Viaduct Charles II Monument, Crosby Ravenswoth Fell Former School, Carrshield Old School, Blanchland Christy Bridge, Martindale Bede Tower Milburn Primary School Durham Town Hall
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Gateshead and Newcastle Quayside, 1851

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Newcastle Upon Tyne and Gateshead, 1851

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Durham Indoor Markets
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Durham Indoor Markets
- "In May 1851 The Durham Markets Company Act was passed for establishing new Markets and Market Places in the City of Durham, for abolishing the Corn Tolls and for regulating …
Durham Town Hall
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Durham Town Hall
- Initially built in 1356 as&nbsp;Guild Hall, but&nbsp;much of this was rebuilt after the 1640 Scottish invastion. In 1851 the&nbsp;Victorian Main Hall was added along with completion of a new front …
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Durham Markets Company
- Durham Markets Company has been operating markets in Durham City since 1851....

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Yarm Railway Viaduct
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Yarm Railway Viaduct
- Overview Map Street View The railway viaduct over the River Tees between the towns of Yarm and Egglescliffe&nbsp;was built for the Leeds Northern Railway between 1849 and 1851, and officially …
Former School, Carrshield
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Former School, Carrshield
- Overview Map Street View A former school for miners&rsquo; children was built in Carrshield in 1851, paid for by WB Beaumont. The boys school was in the right-hand of the …
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Plan of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead from actual survey by Thomas Oliver, 1851

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Bede Tower
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Bede Tower
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Charles II Monument, Crosby Ravenswoth Fell
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Charles II Monument, Crosby Ravenswoth Fell
Old School, Blanchland
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Old School, Blanchland
Milburn Primary School
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Milburn Primary School
- Overview About Milburn School Map Street View Milburn School is located at the north end of the Village Green in Milburn. The school building dates from 1851, replacing an earlier …
Christy Bridge, Martindale
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Christy Bridge, Martindale
- Christy Bridge is a bridge over Howgrain Beck in Martindale. The stone rubble bridge was built in 1851. The bridge is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for …
Holeyn Hall, Wylam
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Holeyn Hall, Wylam
- Overview Map Holeyn Hall is located to the north of Wylam. It is a large country house, built in&nbsp;1851, extended in 1858 by John Dobson. It was once home to …
The Athenaeum, Hartlepool
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The Athenaeum, Hartlepool
- Overview Map Street View The Athenaeum is located on the corner of Church Street and Lynn Street in Hartlepool. It was originally built in 1851 as West Hartlepool Literary and …

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