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Heading to the North East - the hunt for the next symbol takes us to the heart of glassmaking at a location in Monkwearmouth, on the north banks of the River Wear, the former site of J.L. Thompson and Sons shipyard. The centre is close to the site of St. Peter's Church, part of the original Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory built in 674. It was here that Benedict Biscop introduced glass making into Britain, by hiring French glaziers to make the windows for the priory.

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