Posts by John Webster
Harriet Carr – Artist & Traveller
This new module presents fascinating material from the Harriet Carr collection and now available on the Archives Service website.
Read MoreVisit by Trustees to Berwick Archives
Trustees had an interesting visit to the Berwick Archives on 27 June 2022, following a committee meeting earlier in the day. The bulk of archived material is stored in a secure building with rows of shelves reaching almost to the ceiling and holding a wide variety of charters, documents, letters, photographs, ledgers etc., from across…
Read MoreArchives Service Awarded Grant by Lord Crewe Charity
Nathaniel Lord Crewe (1633-1721) was Bishop of Durham from 1674 until his death. In 1700 he married Dorothy Forster of Bamburgh and in 1709 purchased Forster family lands in Bamburgh and Blanchland, Northumberland. Under the terms of Lord Crewe’s will his Northumberland and Durham estates were left in trust with the income to be distributed…
Read MoreBlyth’s Industrial Heritage
The premise of the project is to work with five primary schools in Blyth to explore the town’s industrial history and use this to design how Blyth might look 100 years in the future, culminating in a co-created exhibition.
Read MoreNew collections acquired by Archives
Between 1 February 2022-20 April 2022 the Service accessioned 51 new collections at Woodhorn. There is a list of a further 72 accessions awaiting deposit with potential new deposits being added to the list each week. Efforts are made to try to catalogue as many of the new deposits upon receipt as possible. During the…
Read MoreHealthcare in Northumberland
Volunteers sought to help with oral history interviews and research
Read MoreBamburgh Churchyard Survey
2022 will see further work at Bamburgh Church graveyard.
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