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Local Records
1857
February 20. — An alarming explosion took place this morning in the ship Prince Phillippe, of Ostend, then lying in the river at South Shields. The vessel had received a cargo of coals on the 18th, when the hatches had been incautiously fastened down, but in what manner the gas had been ignited was not ascertained. The vessel was completely destroyed, and a sailor, named Mars, was blown to a great distance and drowned in the river, and several of the crew were seriously injured. [LRF]
October 14. — The new district church at Belmont, near Durham, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, was consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Durham this day. The expenses connected with the church amounted to about £2,000, and of this sum the Dean and Chapter contributed £200, the Grange Coal Company £50, Sir George Musgrave, bart. £50, the late W. Standish Standish, esq., £20, Charles Robinson, esq., £20, and R. L. Pemberston, esq., £20, besides the site. There had been several minor subscriptions, but a considerable portion of the expense and trouble fell upon the incumbent, the rev. T. C. Crossman. The church is a good specimen of a country parish church, and is in the early decorated style. [LRF]
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- LRF — Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by T. Fordyce, Published in 1867
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