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| Home to a rich industrial past relating closely with its near neighbours, Dawdon was home to the Seaham Harbour Blast Furnace, in Dawdon Field Dene. The original Seaham Bottle Works was situated her in 1855. The blast furnaces closed in 1865 but were soon replaced by the Chemical Works. In 1920 the new colliery, Dawdon, employed 3,300 workers and produced over 1 million tons of coal per year outstripping its local competitors. The ironworks and colliery sites have recently been reclaimed and a modern industrial estate launching Dawdon into the 21st Century. | ||
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On the left in fig.1 is Blast Beach 1997 and on the right is Blast Beach again after restoration in 1999. |
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| Dawdon | Removal of Derelict Structures: Dawdon |
| Dawdon | Cluster E1 - Sites within Dawdon |