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Cowen was first apprenticed as a blacksmith in Winlaton, County Durham, at age 19, before later becoming a colliery owner, director of a shipping company, first secretary of the Blacksmiths' Friendly Society, and an original gentleman of the Four & Twenty. [4]
The Blacksmiths' Arms pub, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths ranks fortieth among the ancient livery companies of the City of London.. First mentioned in a Court record of 1299, [1] London's blacksmiths evolved from a religious fraternity into a guild before being granted the status of a Company by Royal Charter in 1571.
Coffee Johnny a.k.a. Coffy Johnny and John Oliver (c. 1829 – 7 April 1900) was immortalised in the 6th verse George Ridley's song 'The Blaydon Races'. [1] Coffee Johnny was a blacksmith in the village of Winlaton, a trumpeter in the Winlaton Brass Band, a bare-knuckle boxer [2] and Geordie celebrity. [3]
Durham's downtown, once neglected for sprawl, is quickly becoming the city's most popular destination. Today, historic Parrish Street, is at the center of downtown revitalization. [ 54 ] The Parrish Street Project was recently formed as an initiative of the City of Durham to honor the history of Black Wall Street and spur economic ...
Golden Belt Historic District is a national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 116 contributing buildings in a mixed industrial, commercial, and residential section of Durham.
Trinity Historic District, also called Trinity Park, is a national historic district and residential area located near the East Campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. [2] The district encompasses 751 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Durham.
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Brass' father Thomas Francis Brass OBE, JP, MA(Durham) was born in 1858, the son of a blacksmith in Sherburn Hill, County Durham. [2] TF Brass rose from colliery clerk through colliery cashier, to become a Surface Manager and eventually the Under Manager for Kimblesworth Colliery.