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History, topography, and directory of Northumberland, comprising a general survey of the county, and a history of the town and county of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with separate historical, statistical, and descriptive sketches of the boroughs of Gateshead and Berwick-upon-Tweed, and all the towns … war, 1855
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1immediately set fire to the sacred edifices, and thus an end was put for ever to the glories of Lindisfarne.
3The Present Parish Church, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, is a neat small edifice erected from the ruins of the ancient monastery of Lindisfarne. It is situated a short distance to the west of the cathedral, and had formerly annexed to it the chapelries of Ancroft, Kyloe, Tweedmouth, and Lowick, but they are now exempt from its jurisdiction, and have become parochial. The living is a perpetual curacy in the archdeaconry of Lindisfarne, and deanery of Norham; gross income £207. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. Incumbent, the Rev. A. Watson. Here is a school containing upwards of forty children; it is endowed with three-fourths of an acre of land, a house, and £5 per annum from the trustees of Lord Crew's Charity.
5Post Office, Holy Island, John Bell, postmaster. Letters arrive from Berwick per foot post, as the tide permits, and are despatched per return of postman.
7Brigham George, cartwright
8Cromarty Thomas, shoemaker
9Gibson Thomas, & Co. lime burners
10Grey John, pilot
11Grey Mr. Ralph
12Lilburn Lieut. James, R.R., R.N.
13Lilburn Mrs. Phillis
14McDonald Captain
15Smith Mr. Joseph
17Stamp Robert, schoolmaster
18Straughan George, tailor
19Taylor George, blacksmith
20Thew Thomas, tailor
21Watson Rev. A. incumbent
22Wilkinson Mr. Thomas
23Wilson Ralph, pilot
24Wilson William, harbour master
25Young James, mason
27Farmers
28Bell James
29Brigham James
30Dickinson Margaret
31Dickinson Robert
32Garden George
33Hall Michael
34Rankin William
36Fish Curers
37Holmes Ralph
38Landreth Chapperton, & Co.
39Steel George
41Willis John
43Inns, Hotels and Taverns
44Anchor, Jane Rankin
45Britannia, George Grey
46Castle, Thomas Thew
47Fisherman's Arms, William Rankin
48Iron Rails, Robert Straughan
49Northumberland Arms, Wm. Wilson
50Selby's Arms, Roderick McIntosh
51Ship, John Beadnel
52Swan, Margaret Bowmaker
54Shopkeepers
55Bell John, and baker
56Bell Thomas
57Grey George
58McIntosh R.
59Mossman W.
60Smith Margaret
61Smith William
62Wilson Samuel
63Yates Elizabeth
65Carriers.—To Berwick on Saturdays, Robert Yates, Henry Pattinson, and——Lilburn.
67ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE MONASTIC LIFE.
69A brief outline of the origin and progress of monastic life may not be unacceptable, when speaking of a place, whose associations are entirely monastic, and which is scarcely adverted to in our annals, except in connexion with its cathedral, its abbey, or some of the members of the community attached to its ecclesiastical edifices. In entering upon this portion of our task we must state our entire concurrence with the opinions expressed by the Rev. Mr. Maitland, Librarian to His Grace the late Archbishop of Canterbury, in his
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