It lies on the south bank of the river blyth and the range of finds made here extend its history back thousands of years. The oldest find in the area is an antler hammer, a rare find of organic material. Blyth, northumberland photos, maps, books and memories of blyth wrong place. Slaley, healy and minsterarcres local history society. Our 8 local branches in north east england are located at. We have now launched our new photographic book third selection of work, which has been.
Blyth is best known as an industrial port in southeast northumberland. The original blyth railway station was opened on march 3rd 1847 in croft street now king street. Blyth, northumberland genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Buy memories of the northumberland coalfields local history by neil taylor isbn. Jonathan martin 17821838, fanatical wesleyan, incendiary. Choose from fiction or non fiction, local guides, regional recipe books and some great history and nostalgia titles.
Tyne and wear archives user guide 17, voting records. Waterloo social club, waterloo road, blyth ne24 1de telephone. Northumberland and durham family history society is a well established organisation, with a. Durham, hexham, newcastle, fenwick, blyth, south shields, and sunderland. Collieries operated at ashington, bedlington, blyth, choppington, netherton. You may not be able to visit your local library at the moment but with lots of exciting digital options theres no need to miss out on your favourite book or club. The twotier local government of northumberland county council and blyth valley borough. Memories of the northumberland coalfields local history. I have seen his book in local libraries and for sale at that bricabrac market on tynemouth metro station platforms on sats and suns.
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Northumberland archives historical information for. Romancing the duke, ghost wall, the heiress of linn hagh, the mackinnons bride, the ivy tree, the recr. It dates to the late neolithic or early bronze age period. Walking through the main historical time way exhibit was just fascinating. Northumberland is a unitary authority and historic county in north east england. The northumberland and durham family history society. We collect records relating to the history of northumberland, its communities and people in our offices at berwickupontweed and woodhorn. Ashington and blyth castle morpeth cramlington, bedlington and seaton valley. Northumberland has a history of revolt and rebellion against the government. We sell and buy rare, antiquarian and secondhand books, maps, prints and ephemera. The south beach local board took over duties from the parish council for the day to day running of the town. Guide to blyth, northumberland ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Northumberland archives is the archive service for northumberland englands most northerly county. See all books memories of blyth read and share your memories of.
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