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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
Inner Buoy	Inner Buoy	Mr Wm Cooke	to the North side	A Wooden Buoy used as a guide
(Wooden)	Inner Buoy	Mr M Friar	of the River Tyne &	to Vessels entering the River Tyne
	Inner Buoy	Mr Jno Armstrong	N of the narrows	at High Water
			6 Chains E of Sand End

Outer Buoy	Outer Buoy	Mr Wm Cooke	About 6 chains	A Wooden Buoy in the River Tyne
(Wooden)	Outer Buoy	Mr M. Friar	N.E. of Inner Buoy	used as a guide to vessels entering
	Outer Buoy	Mr Jno Armstrong	& on the North side	the River and shewing the Course
			of the River Tyne	of the Channel at High Water

Herd Sand Beacon	Herd Sand Beacon	Mr M. Friar	On the South Side	A Wooden post or Beacon
(Wooden)	Herd Sand Beacon	Mr Wm Cooke	of the River Tyne &	erected near the High Water Mark
	Herd Sand Beacon	Mr Jno Armstrong	about 9 chains S.E.	and used as a guide to Vessels
			of Inner Buoy	entering the Harbour

Warping Buoy	Warping Buoy	Mr M. Friar	About 3 1/2 chains N.E.	A Wooden Buoy used as a
(Wooden)	Warping Buoy	Jno Armstrong	of Herd Sand Buoy	guide to vessels entering the
	Warping Buoy	Mr Wm Cooke		River Tyne & shewing the Course
				of the Channel at High Water

Note: Unsigned. This 1857 Name Book has 6 columns; recommended forms are shown here but not provisional Names.

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