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A Memory of Dipton.

I visited Dipton about fifteen years ago with my husband, after discovering that an ancestor, John Steel, who worked with Richard Trevithick on the building of the first steam locomotive in 1804, was born in Collierly Dykes (which I believe later became Dipton). He later built a similar steam locomotive of his own in Gateshead in 1805. I would be interested to hear from any member of the Steel family or residents of Dipton who have heard of John Steel.

Janet Hedderly (nee Steel)

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