24th November 1855, Page: 5, Column: 6
Improvement Of Warkworth Harbour
A meeting of the Warkworth Harbour Commissioners
was held on Thursday, at their offices in this town, when
various improvements were proposed and adopted ;
amongst the rest, a strong and efficient crane to be
erected for discharging the London traders, &c., and
such alterations and improvements of the Radcliffe
staiths, as to be capable of loading vessels of 20 keels
burthen, which can be very easily done at a slight outlay.
— The commissioners present were, Thomas George Smith,
Esq., (in the chair), Edward Western, Esq.,
Treasurer, and Wm. Barkus, John Holdsworth,
James Dand, and John Harrison, Esqs. — We understand there
is at present 18 feet water on the bar.
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Names mentioned in this article
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| Name | Age | Occupation | Notes |
| Barkus, William | | Commissioner | |
| Dand, James | | Commissioner | |
| Harrison, John | | Commissioner | |
| Holdsworth, John | | Commissioner | |
| Smith, Thomas George | | Commissioner | |
| Western, Edward | | Commissioner | |