North Umberland Collection

Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, formed in 1968 from the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (top right), the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (bottom right)

Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, formed in 1968 from the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (top right), the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (bottom right)

Whitley Bay Lighthouse
The lighthouse on St. Marys Island, off Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England. Built in 1898, it was in use until 1984. Date: built 1898

Map of Northumberland
Map of the English county of Northumberland by Robert Morden, originally produced for the 1695 edition of Camdens Britannia

Craster, Northumberland
Craster, a small Northumberland village, famous for its home-cured kippers

Berwick High Street
The High Street and Town Hall at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, looking very appealing, with few cars and not too busy

Morpeth, Northumberland
A busy scene in the market place, Morpeth, Northumberland Date: 1832

Morpeth Church
The fine Roman Catholic Church of St. Robert of Newminster, situated by the River Wansbeck, at Morpeth, Northumberland, England. Date: 1950s photo

Christmas truce WWI
British and German soldiers meeting in No Mans land during an unoffical truce at Christmas. British troops included the Northumberland Hussars

Northumberland Fusiliers at St Eloi 1916
Northumberland Fusiliers wearing German helmets and gas masks captured during the fighting at St Eloi, near Ypres, on 27th March 1916

Union Workhouse, Morpeth, Northumberland
People walk over stepping stones across the River Wansbeck at Morpeth, Northumberland, with the Morpeth Union workhouse towering above them (centre of picture)

Lindisfarne - Holy Island
The ancient, ruined Priory at Lindisfarne, or Holy Island in Northumberland. In the distance is the Castle standing on its whinstone crag

Bamburgh Castle, perched on a basalt outcrop on the edge of the North Sea at Bamburgh, Northumberland, it played a great part in the Border Wars (with Scotland)

Northumberland Fusiliers
NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS (Note : 4th Battalion has green uniform with scarlet facings)

Wallsend Brochure
Brochure for the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, Northumberland

Amble Beacon Light
The small pier and Beacon Light at the harbour entrance, Amble, at the mouth of the River Coquet, Northumberland, England. Date: 1950s

Blenkinsop Castle
The ruins of Blenkinsop Castle, Northumberland

Hadrians Wall
Britains chief Roman monument, the fort on Hadrians Wall in Northumberland, near Hexham. A section of the wall showing solid Roman masonry, eight feet thick and originally 12feet high

View of Hexham Abbey, Northumberland
Hexham Abbey, Northumberland, viewed from the north west. It is the parish church of Hexham, dedicated to St Andrew

Berwick and Bridges
The bridges and harbour of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, seen from the northwest, in Scotland : England is across the Tweed

Cooling Room, Nevills Turkish Baths, London
View inside a Cooling Room at Nevills Turkish Baths, Northumberland Avenue, London. Date: circa 1908

Band Advertisement, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Advertisement offering the services of the Band of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Carpentry & plumbing, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys learning carpentry and plumbing on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868

Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields, Northumberland
The Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall and other local businessmen set up a charity to provide shelter for Tyneside waifs

Northumberland Village Homes for Girls, Whitley Bay
The Northumberland Village Homes for Girls, Whitley Bay (or Whitley-on-Sea), was an industrial school established in 1879 for 140 girls. It became an Approved School in 1933

King Oswalds Arm
St Aidan prayed that the arm of King Oswald, which had given freely to beggars, would never decay. A story told in Bedes History. The arm remained uncorrupted for 9 centuries

Work in a Coal Mine
Various workings of a coal mine in Northumberland, England

Morpeth Castle, Northumberland Date: circa 1770

Death of Siward, Earl of Northumberland
The death of Siward, Earl of Northumberland, an important figure in early 11th century northern England, particularly during the reign of King Cnut (Canute) Date: 1055

British Ballad, Chevy-Chase
CHEVY-CHASE. Popular British Ballad telling the story of a large hunt, lead by Percy, the Earl of Northumberland which was interpreted as an invasion of Scotland by the Scottish Earl of Douglas who

Craven Arch, London
The steps at Craven Arch, the Strand, London, which lead from Craven Street to Northumberland Avenue

London Terrace House
17 Northumberland Street, London

JOHN DUDLEY (1502-1553)
Duke of Northumberland and Earl of Warwick, John Dudley Father-In-Law of Lady Jane Grey

Forfarshire Shipwreck 5
When this paddle steamer wrecks on the Farne Islands, off Northumberland, lighthouse keeper Darling and 18-year old daughter Grace row to the wreck and save nine

Metropole Hotel / London
The Metropole Hotel Northumberland Avenue Exterior view

Miners / Lift Shaft / 1855
Landing at the bottom of the shaft in a mine in Northumberland, England

Newbiggin Church
St. Bartholomews Church, on Newbiggin Point, Newbiggin-by- Sea, Northumberland, England. This 14th century building is a well-known landmark to sailors. Date: 14th century

German prisoners at St Eloi, Flanders, WW1
German prisoners of war captured by the Northumberland Fusiliers and the Royal Fusiliers on 27 March 1916 at St Eloi crater, near Ypres, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Northumberland Hussars at Southampton, WW1
Men of the Northumberland Hussars, together with their horses, boarding the SS Minneapolis at Southampton, en route to Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the First World War. October 1914

Derek Kinne
Fusilier Derek Godfrey Kinne, of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, who was awarded the George Cross in recognition of his gallant and distinguished services while a prisoner of war in Korea

Almshouses and Union Workhouse, Rothbury, Northumberland
Rothbury almshouses (left of centre) and former Union workhouse (right of centre). The workhouse, on Town Foot, Rothbury, Northumberland

Loading horses, World War I
A horse of the Northumberland Hussars giving trouble at the embarkation on the Minneapolis at Southampton Docks, during World War I in October 1914

Lady Agnes Buller - 2
LADY AGNES (nee Percy) BULLER daughter of the duke of Northumberland, wife of Major-General Frederick T Buller, depicted playing the harp in a turban. Date: ? - 1856

Lady Agnes Buller - 1
LADY AGNES (nee Percy) BULLER daughter of the duke of Northumberland, wife of Major-General Frederick T Buller, Date: ? - 1856

Prudhoe Colony for Mental Defectives - Inmates House
" One of the houses for patient inmates at the " Colony for Mental Defectives" established in 1914 at Prudhoe, Northumberland

Preparing red carpet for Queens visit, Kielder Water
Police assistance in preparing the red carpet for a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to unveil a monument at Kielder Water, Northumberland. 26 May 1982

Prudhoe Colony for Mental Defectives - Colony Layout Pl
" A layout plan of the " Colony for Mental Defectives" established in 1914 at Prudhoe, Northumberland, by the Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee." Date: 1930

Prudhoe Colony for Mental Defectives - Infirmary
" The infirmary block at the " Colony for Mental Defectives" established in 1914 at Prudhoe, Northumberland, by the Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee." Date: 1930

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