1780s Willington Wooden Railway Wallsend: Site Visit

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Channel: Archaeosoup · 2013 · Education

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Today I took up the invitation of The Archaeological Practice to take a look at the remarkable wooden railway being unearthed in the old Neptune Shipyard on the River Tyne.

Photographs courtesy of The Archaeological Practice and Manchester Evening News Syndication.

Website: http://www.archaeologicalpractice.co.uk/

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