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| County of the Borough | } | a pleasant situation on the | ||||
| and Town of | } Continued | north side of the Tweed | ||||
| Berwick upon Tweed | } | about half a mile above its | ||||
| confluence with the sea. | ||||||
| The town is, in general, well | ||||||
| built, and the streets are spacious and well paved. Berwick is | ||||||
| fortified with double walls, the space between them being filled up | ||||||
| with a mound of Earth so thick & broad as to form a fine promenade. | ||||||
| The principal public edifice is the Townhall, a beautiful | ||||||
| structure, with a stately spire 150 feet in height. The principal | ||||||
| trade in the town is the exporting of fish, corn & coals to | ||||||
| London, to various ports in Scotland & to foreign Countries. | ||||||
| The foregoing information has been compiled | ||||||
| from Sheldon’s History of Berwick-upon-Tweed | ||||||
| published in 1849 | Edinburgh – A & C Black | |||||
| London – Longman | ||||||
| Berwick – Wilson | ||||||
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