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Parish 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
Birds Yard	Birds Yard	Mr J. Johnston	On the South	A open Space or kind of
	Birds Yard	Mr J. Patterson	of Bird Street	Square with Cottages
	Birds Yard	Mr Wm Green	and East of Beacon	occupied by operatives
			Street

Clayton Yard	Clayton Yard	On the Corner	On the West	A narrow yard or lane
		of the buildings	side of Beacon	with Cottages on each side
	Clayton Yard	Mr Wm Green	Street South	occupied by poor people
	Clayton Yard	Mr J. Jackson	of Charlotte Street

Bird's Square	Birds Square	Mr Wm Green	On the East of	An open space with
	Birds Square	Map of Town	Beacon Street	several Cottages occupied
	Birds Square	Mr J. Jackson	& South of	by Laborers &c.
			Bird Street

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

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