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Parish of Tynemouth Th of Tynemouth
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Lighthouse Lighthouse Wm Beaumont On the extreme East end A lofty and substantial stone built
Bath Hotel of the Village of edifice rebuilt in 1775 & partly square. it contain
Lighthouse James Pry Tynemouth near a revolving Collection of white lights
Tynemouth the Cliff composed of 3 faces, containing 6 lights each
Lighthouse John Hall face – it revolves once in 3 minutes
Tynemouth Lighthouse Robt Champney Do the 6 lights (on each face) the focal distance
of which is 2 miles & seen as one light
Tynemouth Priory The Tynemouth Priory Map of Town 1829 On the extreme East end A picturesque ruin which stands east of the Village on a peninsular formed of
(in ruins) (Ruins of) of the Village of stupendous Rocks on the North of the Mouth of the Tyne partly surrounded
Do Map of Township Tynemouth near by a grave yard a part the part
the Cliff remaining of what once was a very
Do James Pry extensive Priory is several feet in
Tynemouth thickness being at one time an extensive
Tynemouth Priory Shields & Turners Guide Monastery it was founded in 1090 by the Earl
of Mowby and occupied by Black Canons rebuilt in 1210
& dissolved in 1539 dedicated to St Oswin
St Marys Chapel St Mary’s Chapel James Rolla On the extreme East end A small portion of the priory
Tynemouth of the Village of which has been preserved & roofed in
St Mary’s Chapel James Pry Tynemouth near and only used as a place for the
Tynemouth the Cliff burial service to be performed previous
St Mary’s Chapel John Hall to the rites of Sepulture
St Mary’s Chapel Shield & Turners Guide
1846

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