| < | List of Names as written on the Plan |
Various modes of Spelling the same Names |
Authority for those modes of Spelling |
Situation | Descriptive Remarks, or other General Observations which may be considered of Interest |
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| Clock Tower | Clock Tower | The Duke of Northumberland | About 11 chains N |
An ancient Tower on the South West angle of the | ||
| Clock Tower | F Holland Esqr | of Pottergate Tower | castle Walls it was formerly called the water Tower | |||
| Clock Tower | William Dixon Esqr | but having a large Clock placed in the upper chamber | ||||
| it is now called the Clock Tower | ||||||
| Barbican | Barbican | The Duke of Northumberland | About 11 chains N.E | This name applies to an ancient Norman Gateway | ||
| Barbican | F Holland Esqr | of Pottergate Tower | which is the principal entrance to Alnwick Castle | |||
| Barbican | William Dixon Esqr | it was formerly a place of very great strength being | ||||
| defended by a strong Gate. Portcullis and Draw Bridge | ||||||
| and also embattled Towers. The open space within this | ||||||
| Buildingӿ is called the Outer Ward Midway between | ||||||
| this Gateway and the Abbots and Clock Towers are two | ||||||
| small Turrets |
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| abutments to the walls from which they project; they | ||||||
| were also intended to enfilade the walls from Tower to | ||||||
| Tower. ӿ That is the portion of ground between | ||||||
| this gateway and the castle where the | ||||||
| name is written on the plan and | ||||||
| shaded with green as ornamental ground | ||||||
| [#] | Town Wall | See name book of Plan 6 | ||||
| Edw. Gillespie SRE |
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| An entry outlined like this has a note which may be seen by hovering the cursor over it. |
Transcribed by CTW and PW
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