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1823 establishments in England

  • Birkbeck, University of LondonOn the 11th of November 1823, a crowd of two thousand people gathered at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand. They listened as Dr.
  • The LancetIn 1823, Thomas Wakley opened a small office in London to publish the first issue of The Lancet. He named his new journal after the surgical scalpel he used…
  • Liverpool and Manchester RailwayThe Industrial Revolution created a massive demand for transport between Liverpool and Manchester. Huge tonnages of raw materials arrived at the Port of…