Tyne and Wear HER(7084): Cullercoats, Victoria Crescent, Cliff House

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"House, 1768, with C19 alterations. It was built by Captain Thomas Armstrong, a Customs Officer and originally known as "Bank Top House". Armstrong was the commander of His Majesty's Cutter "Bridlington" a customs vessel which patrolled the seas from Newcastle to Sunderland. The house has a huge cellar with wrought iron bars separating prison type cells. By 1771 the cellar was being used to store smuggled goods..."
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Link: http://twsitelines.info/SMR/7084
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Added by: Richy
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