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Willingale One Name Study
Willingale Family Tree
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 1759 - 1760 (1 year)
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| 1 | 1755 | - 1755—1827: Canal construction began
Period of canal construction began in Britain (till 1827)
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| 2 | 1759 | - 1759: Methodist chapels
Wesley builds 356 Methodist chapels
- 15 Jan 1759: British Museum
British Museum opens to the public in London
- 16 Oct 1759: Third Eddystone Lighthouse
Third Eddystone Lighthouse (John Smeaton's) completed
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| 3 | 1760 | - 1760: Carron Iron Works
Carron Iron Works in operation in Scotland
- 5 May 1760: First use of hangman's drop
First use of hangman's drop
- 25 Oct 1760: George II dies
George II dies - George III Hanover, his grandson, becomes king. The date conventionally marks the start of the so-called first Industrial Revolution'
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