19th Century Graffiti | ||
Under a bridge in Mariners' Lane in Tynemouth, was a railway
line. In 1872, a signalman named Jabez Jewitt found the time to
carve his name and occupation into the parapet of the bridge, where
it can still be seen On a coping stone, in copperplate handwriting, was carved Jabez Jewitt Signal Man 1872 |
The Red Arrow on the 1865 map shows the bridge over the Blyth & Tyne Railway. In 1911 'Jabez' Jewitt lived in 36 Percy Square. Percy Square was in danger of sliding into the river. Later Knott's Flats was built on adjacent land. |
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Path of Blyth and Tyne Railway in Northumberland Park 2006 |
Railway cutting looking in the direction of the Red Arrow on the map |