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Cockerill works at Seraing (1817)

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1817 — John Cockerill, son of a Lancashire mechanic, founds a machine works and ironworks in a former palace near Liège. It becomes one of the largest industrial plants in the world and makes Belgium the first continental industrial nation.

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Turning point
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Industrial Revolution in Europe (chapter 7 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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Map showing Cockerill works at Seraing (1817), turning point in The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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