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2 unusual facts about Sir James Lowther


James Lowther

Sir James Lowther, 4th Baronet (1673–1755), Member of Parliament for Appleby, Carlisle, and Cumberland

Sir James Lowther, 4th Baronet

The first problem to be confronted in such an enterprise was drainage, which was dealt with by using early Newcomen steam engines.


Seaton Iron Works

The Seaton Iron Works were set up in 1762 by the firm of Hicks Spedding & Co., on land leased from Sir James Lowther for ninety-nine years.


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