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Sheet 97 Plan 4 Parish of St Andrews Township of Jesmond

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
Cuttersfield House	Cuttersfield House	R. Naters Esqr	S. W. of Jesmond Cemetery	A very good dwelling house with
	Cuttersfield House	Mr J. S. Arnison		outhouses yard &c attached the property
	Cuttersfield House	Mr R. Thompson		of the propraietors T.J. of Jesmond Cemetery

Dropping Well	Dropping Well	R. Naters Esqr	about 3 chains South	A very good well but instead of
	~~Drop Well~~	Mr J. S. Arnison	of Sandyford House	a spring it drops from a rock into a
	Dropping Well	Mr R. Thompson		trough hence the name – it is alltogether
	Dropping Well			an artificial Work as the water is conveyed
				through a Lead Pipe for some distance to this
				place. where a recess is formed in the wall and a
				stone trough inserted into which the water falls
				from the top stone of the access
				E.G.

Droppingwell Cottage	Droppingwell	Mr J. S. Arnison	adjoining the drop	An ordinary cottage with garden
	~~Dropwell~~ Cottage	Mr R. Thompson	Well	& attached So called from the
	Droppingwell Cottage	Mr W. English		~~drop Well~~dropping Well adjoining
	Droppingwell Cottage

				Felix Gillespie CA

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Transcribed by SW and IST