Men of Mark ''Twixt Tyne and Tweed Vol. 3 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Men of Mark ''Twixt Tyne and Tweed Vol. 3 of 3<br><br>But little information has come down to us respecting the early days of a learned but eccentric country parson - Robert Lambe m.a. vicar of Norham. It is believed that he was a native Of Durham born there a year or two before the accession Of the first George to the English throne. But Of his parents their names and position in life no record has been preserved. Educated at St. John''s College Cambridge where he took his Arts degrees he was preferred to a minor Canonry in Durham Cathedral and in 1747 obtained the curacy of South Shields being then about thirty-six years of age. Within a few weeks from the date Of this appointment the Dean and Chapter living of Norham became vacant and it was conferred upon him. In October 1747 he migrated from the southern harbour town Of the Tyne to the charming village in which Nor ham''s castled steep and Tweed''s fair river broad and deep form a picturesque retreat for a contemplative mind. At Norham his history may be said practically to begin.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.