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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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| Smashers Row | Smashers Row | Mr. Thomas Davidson | In the west of the plan, | A short Row of old dwelling | ||
| Smashers Row | Mr Christopher Crawford | About 30 chains | houses. The name has originated from | |||
| Smashers Row | Mr. John Pollard | west of Gosforth Pit | this being the residence of pitmen who | |||
| are locally termed "Smashers". | ||||||
| Site of | Site of | In the west of, and | The Site of the great wall or barrier | |||
| Roman Wall | Roman Wall | McKenzie’s History of Northumberland | extending through the | erected by the Romans from Wallsend | ||
| Roman Wall | Mr. Edward Ridden | township of Walker, | on the River Tyne to Boulness on | |||
| Roman Wall | Mr. Thomas Davidson | About 8 chains South | the Solway Frith to prevent the | |||
| Roman Wall | MacLaughlan’s Map of the Roman Wall | of Gosforth Pit | incursions of the Caledonians. | |||
| Gosforth Pit | Gosforth Pit | Mr. Edward Ridden | 30 chains East of | An old coal shaft with a few | ||
| Gosforth Pit | Mr Thomas Davidson | Smashers Row. About | dwelling houses adjoining. | |||
| Gosforth Pit | Mr Christopher Crawford | 17 chs N. of Willow Place | ||||
| John McMahon C/a |
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Transcribed by CTW and PT
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