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Thomas Spence Honoured with Newcastle City Council Commemorative Plaque |
| Posted on Jul 12 2010 |
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21st June 2010 saw Thomas Spence the utopian writer, land reformer and courageous pioneering campaigner for the rights of men and women, honoured when the Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne unveiled a commemorative plaque at Fenwick's Entry, the entrance to Broad Garth.
He founded a schollroom and debating society in Broad Garth and was born close-by on the Quayside.
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Thomas Spence advocated the allocation of land to the people to solve poverty and in a series of pamphlets that he sold on the street he outlined his revolutionary views .
In 1794 Spence was charged with high treason and spent seven months in prison.
Before founding the schoolroom Spence had been master of Haydon Bridge Free Grammar School in Northumberland.
Last changed: Jul 21 2010 at 1:41 PM
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