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Washington was also involved in the chemical industry and the
Washington Chemical Works was a major employer in the 19th century. This later became the Cape/Newalls Works, which produced insulation. The Pattinson Town area of Washington grew up around the chemical works. This area is now the
1099:(Washington colliery shafts alphabetically A to I e.g. the 'F' Pit). A number of the old communities of Washington grew up around the pits (e.g. Little Usworth grew up around the Usworth Colliery before being renamed Sulgrave. In support of the mines, there was a series of
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Beeching Axe and seven new-build parkway stations. The first stage of a business case was published in 2022, this involved extending the
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tyre production giant, opened a new factory in
Washington in 1968, which later became Dunlop and Sumitomo Tyres. However, it closed on 5 July 2006 with the loss of 585 jobs. The site is now occupied by
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and later railway lines to transport the coal. The wagonways took coal to
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