Tyne and Wear HER(6683): Newcastle, Akenside Hill, birthplace of Akenside the poet

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"No. 33 Akenside Hill, birthplace of Mark Akenside the poet and physician. He was born above his father's shop on 9 November 1721. When he was seven, a butcher's cleaver fell on his foot, leaving him with a permanent limp. According to his contemporaries, Akenside did not have a particularly pleasant disposition and was not proud of his place of birth. He died in 1770 was was buried in St. James Church, Westminster...."
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Link: https://twsitelines.info/SMR/6683
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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