Algernon Terrace, Wylam
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Algernon Terrace, Wylam
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 28 Dec 2011
Algernon seems to have been a common name in these parts. The son of Charles Algernon Parsons, inventor of the steam turbine was Algernon George Parsons (b. 1886). He was killed in action during World War I in 1918, aged 31. Algernon was also a common family name of the Percy family, Dukes of Northumberland. Edward Algernon Blackett was the grandson of Christopher Blackett (1751-1829) owner of Wylam Colliery and major figure in development of the steam locomotive.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.97786
Longitude
-1.823266