Thomas Spence

Thomas Spence
(1750-1814)

Died aged 64

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Broad Garth. Thomas Spence 1750-1814. Born Quayside, Newcastle. Utopian writer and land reformer. Courageous pioneering campaigner for the rights of men and women. Founded a schoolroom and debating society in Broad Garth. "Dare to be Free"

Fenwick's Entry, off Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom where they taught