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  • 21SS Mohegan — The SS Mohegan was a steamer which sank off the coast of the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall. She hit The Manacles on 14 October 1898. Design and constructionThe ship started life as the Cleopatra , a mixed passenger liner and animal carrier. She was… …

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  • 22manacle — [[t]mæ̱nək(ə)l[/t]] manacles, manacling, manacled 1) N COUNT: usu pl Manacles are metal devices attached to a prisoner s wrists or legs in order to prevent him or her from moving or escaping. 2) VERB: usu passive If a prisoner is manacled, their… …

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  • 23manacle — I UK [ˈmænək(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms manacle : singular manacle plural manacles one of a pair of metal rings fastened around a prisoner s wrists or ankles and joined by a chain II UK [ˈmænək(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms… …

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  • 24Handcuffs — Manacles redirects here. For the rocks off Cornwall, see The Manacles. Hiatt type 2010 handcuffs. Circa 1990s …

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  • 25Chain gang — For other uses, see Chain gang (disambiguation). 1894 illustration of chain gang performing manual labor …

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  • 26Jack Sheppard — (4 March 1702 – 16 November 1724) was a notorious English robber, burglar and thief of early 18th century London. Born into a poor family, he was apprenticed as a carpenter but took to theft and burglary in 1723, with little more than a year of… …

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  • 27List of United Kingdom disasters by death toll — is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war) which occurred in the United Kingdom (including territory that later became the Republic of Ireland) or involved UK citizens, in a definable incident or accident, e.g. a shipwreck, where the… …

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  • 28The Retreat — The Retreat, commonly known as the York Retreat, is a place in England for the treatment of people with mental health needs. Located in Lamel Hill in York, it operates as a not for profit charitable organisation.Opened in 1796, it is famous for… …

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  • 29Collingwood Stockade — Bluestone slab believed to have been part of the Stockade, now in Lee St School, Carlton …

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  • 30Porthoustock — Aggregates are quarried nearby and Porthoustock beach is dominated by a large concrete loading silo.HistoryThere has been quarrying activity in Porthoustock since the late nineteenth century. By the 1940 s the quarries were owned by Amalgamated… …

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