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Soho Engine Works, Shildon (Shildon)

These buildings are the remains of a workshops that used to make railway engines. It was developed by the engineer Timothy Hackworth from 1833. By 1855 it was a large complex of workshops and other buildings. Part of the site is now the Timothy Hackworth Railway Museum
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Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)


Source of Reference
Local History of Shildon

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