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Thomas Sopwith (1803 - 1879)


Thomas Sopwith was a noted surveyor, civil engineer and geologist. Born in Newcastle in 1803.

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- Photograph of Thomas Sopwith (1803–1879), English civil engineer and geologist. From [[Benjamin Ward Richardson Thomas Sopwith: with excerpts from his diary of fifty-seven years (1891). Author: , Sir, 1828-1896; Sopwith, …

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- Overview Map Allenshead Hall is a country house, built in 1847 by E.B. Lamb for Thomas Sopwith, engineer and mine agent to the Beaumont family. Some sources indicate it was …
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Image taken from page 166 of 'An Account of the Mining Districts of Alston Moor, Weardale and Teesdale ... comprising descriptive sketches of the scenery, antiquities, geology and mining operations in the upper dales of the rivers Tyne, Wear, and Tees'

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Image taken from page 82 of 'An Account of the Mining Districts of Alston Moor, Weardale and Teesdale ... comprising descriptive sketches of the scenery, antiquities, geology and mining operations in the upper dales of the rivers Tyne, Wear, and Tees'

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Image taken from page 169 of 'An Account of the Mining Districts of Alston Moor, Weardale and Teesdale ... comprising descriptive sketches of the scenery, antiquities, geology and mining operations in the upper dales of the rivers Tyne, Wear, and Tees'

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Thomas Sopwith (1803-1879)
- Thomas Sopwith (1803-1879), surveyor and civil engineer 1803 January 3rd. Born in Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, possibly the only son of Jacob Sopwith (1770–1829), builder and cabinet-maker, and his …

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