Tyne and Wear HER(4116): Elswick, Elswick Lead Works

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"The lead works started as a partnership 'Walker, Fishwick and Ward', which was set up in 1778 as a manufacturer of white lead, the first on Tyneside. Initially a 2 acre site was leased, which was split into two parts, one half for the manufactory, contained within a stone wall measuring 100 x 36-38 yards, the other for a partner's house and worker's accommodation. Other structures built on the site...."
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Link: http://twsitelines.info/SMR/4116
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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