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Richard Gibson Esqr | A square remarkable Tower having | |||
| Tower |
Mr Fairless | the Temperance | a course of corbels projecting a | |||
| Tower |
Revd Mr Urwin | Hotel | long way from the top, the light | |||
| Tower |
Wrights Histy of Hexham | was admitted by small apper- | ||||
| Tower |
Whites Directory | tures until Mr Beaumont had | ||||
| windows put in which caused | ||||||
| a great amount of labor the | ||||||
| walls being 9ft thick and | ||||||
| composed of such hard material | ||||||
| powder had to be used to | ||||||
| widen the appertures | ||||||
| Manor Office | "The Common Prison is a very ancient Tower. it was anciently the Town | |||||
| Gaol. It is of remarkable Architecture, being Square containing Very small | ||||||
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| dreadful dungeons within it, doubtless it has been the Chief fortress | ||||||
| of the place" Wright’s Histy of Hexham | ||||||
| Lambton & Co. Bank | It has been anciently the Town Gaol & up to | |||||
| a late period used for that purpose. It is | ||||||
| supposed that it was the chief fortress of | ||||||
| the place. It is now used as a Manor office | ||||||
| & also Lambton & Company holds a bank | ||||||
| in it. The founder is not known supposed |
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| Built in the reign of Edward 2nd | to built in the 12th Century. It is the property of | |||||
| W.B. Beaumont Esqr MP | ||||||
| M Costelloe c.a. | ||||||
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Transcribed by CTW and PW
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