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NORTH SHIELDS

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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 787 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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NORTH See also:
SHIELDS, JAMES (181b-1879)
SHIELDS , a seaport of See also:

Northumberland, See also:

England, within the municipal and See also:

PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

borough of See also:

TYNEMOUTH

Tynemouth (q.v. for See also:

HISTORY

history, &c.). 'The See also:

TOWN

town of that name adjoins it on the E. It lies on the N. See also:

BANK

bank of the See also:

TYNE

Tyne, immediately above its mouth, and opposite to See also:

South Shields in See also:

Durham, 7i M. E. of See also:

Newcastle by a See also:

BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the North Eastern railway. It is a town of See also:

MODERN

modern growth, and contains the municipal offices of the borough, a See also:

CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; Low Lat. costuma, a shortened form of consuetudo)

custom-See also:

house and various benevolent institutions for See also:

SEAMEN, LAWS RELATING TO

seamen. The See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour is enclosed by north and south piers, and there is a See also:

DEPTH

depth of 29 ft. at See also:

SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring-tides besides the quays. See also:

COAL

Coal and See also:

coke are largely exported, and See also:

corn, See also:

TIMBER

timber and See also:

ESPARTO, or SPANISH GRASS

esparto grass are imported. There is an extensive See also:

fish See also:

quay, and about 14,000 tons of fish are landed annually. There are See also:

ENGINEERING

engineering, See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron, See also:

salt and earthenware See also:

WORKS

works, and some See also:

SHIPBUILDING

shipbuilding is carried on.

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