A VISIT TO TWEEDSIDE IN 1833 



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Baited at Wooler. I called on George Howey. 



The town of Wooler is a dirty, straggling and irregular 

 built place. It is quite neglected by Lord Tankerville, who 

 having a French wife totally neglects the improvement of his 

 English possessions. The church is quite plain, and stands 

 on an eminence at the foot of the town. Near it are the 

 remains of the old castle, which crowns a very steep artificial 

 mound. Mr Howey informed me that a half-crown of Queen 

 Elizabeth had been lately turned up on his brother's farm 

 near Wooler. 



Dined at Cornhill : — Salad, chops, boiled beef, pudding and 

 tarts, cheese, etc. 



The church at Cornhill is a plain modern-built edifice with 

 sash windows, and wanting all the usual concomitants of an 

 early church. It stands opposite the inn on the east (sic) 

 side of the road leading to Edinburgh. 



The Church of Cornhill, 



