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Rope-making

Ropewalks were a striking feature in the 17th and 18th centuries, situated on the edge of town on both north and south sides of the river Wear, one of a range of local industries which served shipping. Sunderland was the site of the first mechanised rope-making factory, in the 1790s. See here our new history of ropewalks in Sunderland, and of Webster's pioneering factory.

Content generated during research for two paperback books 'Sunderland and its Origins: Monks to Mariners' (ISBN 13 : 9781860774799) and 'Sunderland: Building a City' (ISBN 13 : 978-1-86077-547-5 ) for the England's Past for Everyone series

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