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Ph of Tynemouth Th of Tynemouth (North Shields)
Sheet 19

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
The Rising Sun	Rising Sun	On a board in	at the south	An ordinary Public Ho.
PH	PH	front	West Corner of
	Rising Sun	Mr J. Johnston	Beacon Street
	Rising Sun	Mr Wm Green

High Beacon	High Beacon	J. Patterson	at the South	An obelisk or square brick
		Light House	end of Beacon	pillar erected for a guide to
	High Beacon	J. Johnston	Street to which	vessels entering the Tyne it is
	High Beacon	William Green	it gives name	about 30 feet high
		Bell Street

Alms Houses	Alms Houses	On the building	At the South	The Old Light House which
	(old Light Ho.)		East end of Beacon	has been Converted into an Alms
	Do	Mr J. Patterson	Street	House for Master Mariners it
	Do	Mr Wm Green		belongs to the Brethren of the Trinity
				at Newcastle

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

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