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So you think you know Darlington?

So you think you know Darlington?  In Norman times, Darlington was known by what name?  Which is the oldest surviving building in Darlington? Which renowned 18th century author, on a visiting Darlington, notably recorded there was ‘‘nothing remarkable but dirt’’? In 1896, Backhouse’s Bank of Darlington, merger with other banks, eventually led to the creation…

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So you think you know Hartlepool?

So you think you know Hartlepool?  Who is thought to have first used and recorded the name Hartlepool? The 19th Century Heugh and Lighthouse Batteries were built as defences against potential attacks from which country’s navy? Redheugh War Memorial gardens commemorate what specific event? Hartlepool is twinned which town in Malta? In what year where…

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So you think you know Gateshead?

So you think you know Gateshead? Who is the first known person to make a written reference to Gateshead?  The earliest written records of coalmining being carried out in Gateshead date back to which year?  Who established the first Iron & Steelworks in Gateshead in 1748? In 1883, in competition with Thomas Edison in the USA,…

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So you think you know Sunderland?

So you think you know Sunderland? Archaeological evidence suggests Sunderland was first settled when?  In which year was the Borough of Sunderland created? In 1831, what type of epidemic broke out in Sunderland that went on to kill an estimated 32,000 people? Approximately how many houses were damaged or destroyed in Sunderland during WW2? Sunderland…

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So you think you know Workington?

So you think you know Workington? In 1566, who was the eminent unexpected guest for 3 nights at Workington Hall? In the mid 19th century Henry Bessemer, established a steelworks at Workington to implement his revolutionary new steel making process because of what property of the coal? In 1927, Workington’s Lonsdale Dock was refurbished and…

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So you think you know Whitehaven?

So you think you know Whitehaven? Whitehaven’s last working mine, Haig Pit, closed in what year By the mid-18th Century, Whitehaven had become one of the country’s main importers of what product from America In 1778, Whitehaven harbour was attacked by unfriendly American forces. Its the only ever such attack by America on British soil….

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