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Amble and Hauxley. By J. C. Hodgson, Warkwortb. 

 Part II. — Amble, 



Approached from the north or north-west, the town of Amble 

 presents an attractive appearance. Extending to some three 

 quarters of a mile in length, the streets range themselves in a 

 crescent or scimitar shape — raised on a terrace— above the shallow 

 basin or broad which contains the bed of the Coquet. When at 

 spring and high tides this basin is covered by gleaming waters, 

 the scene has much of beauty. The sky line is broken 

 by belfries of church and chapel, and by the loftier public 

 buildings. The coal staiths at the eastward end are marked and 

 distinguished by the shipping to which they minister. 



As a reference to the table given in page 88 will prove, the 

 population has increased by leaps and bounds, and continues to 

 increase. Almost the whole output of the large and constantly 

 working colliery of Broomhill in Chevington is shipped here, 

 as well as the coal from the local colliery at Eadcliffe, which 

 latter promises, from its recently sunk and yet more important 

 shaft to further develop the trade of the port. 



It is not within the scope of this paper to describe the muni- 

 cipal arrangements, nor to do more than glance at the modern 

 development of its industries. An act to create a Harbour Com- 

 mission was passed in 1837, under whose powers, a scheme — 

 propounded by Mr Murray, endorsed by Sir John Eennie — was 

 carried out ; by it the river's mouth has been defended by north 

 and south piers, etc. It is stated that the total expenditure has 

 been about £180,000. 



As has already been noticed, an ecclesiastical district or parish 

 was formed by the cutting off from the ancient parish of 

 Warkworth — by an Order in Council in 1869— of the townships of 

 Amble, Hauxley, Gloster-hill, and part of Togston. The re- 

 mainder of Togston was added by another Order about 1890. 

 The rectory and great tithes of the parish of Warkworth being 

 in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners as assignees of the Bishop of 

 Carlisle, a fraction of them was assigned to the minister of 

 Amble for his stipend ; the vicarial tithes continuing to be due and 

 paid to the vicar of the mother parish. 



