Talk:George Sorocold

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I have added a note of the reference work used for this entry. May I recommend importance be raised to mid, as one of the first national civil engineers. Chevin 16:54, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

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According to Cooper, Sorocold was born in Lancashire but the website listed at the bottom says "George Sorocold was born in Derby in 1668. His father lived at Eggington and Derby." 86.141.119.50 (talk) 17:05, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

According to the Oxford National Biography, the Wikipedia article is right. Chevin (talk) 19:09, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
Sorry no it isnt Chevin (talk) 15:18, 9 January 2008 (UTC)