Places to see in ( Haltwhistle - UK )
Places to see in ( Haltwhistle - UK )
Haltwhistle is a small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 10 miles east of Brampton, near Hadrian's Wall. It had a population of 3,811 at the 2011 Census. Stone-built houses are a feature of Haltwhistle. It is one of two settlements in Great Britain which claim to be the exact geographic centre of the island, along with Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire, 71 miles (114 km) to the south.
The name Haltwhistle has nothing to do with a railway stop. Early forms of the name are Hautwesel (1240), Hautwysel (1254), Hawtewysill (1279), Hautwysell (1381), Haltwesell (Speede 1610). The second part -twistle relates to two streams or rivers. It derives from two Old English words twicce or twise, 'twice', 'division into two' and wella, 'stream, brook'. The second word is reduced in the compound word to ull, making twicculla, twisella. All but one of the examples in place names represent a high tongue of land between two streams where they join.
Haltwhistle was probably in existence in Roman times, as it is one of the closest approaches of the River South Tyne in its upland reaches to Hadrian's Wall. The old Roman road or Stanegate passes just two miles to the north of the town. The development of the town was based on its position on the main Newcastle to Carlisle road and on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway line.
The expansion of Haltwhistle in the 18th and 19th centuries was due to coal mining in the area and to a lesser extent the use of Haltwhistle as a loading point for metal ores coming from the mines on Alston Moor. In 1836 while some workmen were quarrying stone for the Directors of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, on the top of Barcombe, a high hill in the township of Thorngrafton and Parish of Haltwhistle, one of them found a copper vessel containing 63 coins, 3 of them gold and 60 copper. The gold coins were, one of Claudius Caesar, reverse Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus; one of Nero and one of Vespasian. The find is known as the Thorngrafton Hoard and the empty arm-purse can still be seen in the museum at Chesters Fort.
Haltwhistle was a market town for the exchange of local goods. In the 18th century two Quakers set up a baize manufactury and there was a weaving establishment. On the Haltwhistle Burn were fulling mills, dyeing and spinning mills. A walk along this stream to the Roman Wall, shows that it must have been a hive of industry with quarries, coal mining and lime burning kilns. The Directory of 1822 (Pigot) gives a whole range of craftsmen, shopkeepers and traders—60 in number, including makers of clogs. The weekly market was held on Thursdays and there were fairs on 14 May and 22 November for cattle and sheep.
Hadrian's Wall to the north of the town is used as a major selling point for the town. The section of the wall closest to Haltwhistle is among the most spectacular and complete, with the wall striding eastwards from the lake at Crag Lough along the spine of the Whin Sill.
The remains of Haltwhistle Castle and the series of Bastles, and Haltwhistle Tower. Haltwhistle also claims to be at the geographic centre of Britain – equidistant from the sea as measured along the principal points of the compass. A hotel in the centre of Haltwhistle is named the Centre of Britain Hotel in recognition of this claim. The claim is rather tenuous as it requires that the northern extremity is taken to be Orkney rather than Shetland. Depending on how the centre of the island is calculated, however, the centre can be said to be Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire. See centre points of the United Kingdom.
There are many historic properties nearby, including Featherstone Castle, Blenkinsop Castle, Unthank Hall, Bellister Castle, Coanwood Friends Meeting House, and Thirlwall Castle. Haltwhistle Viaduct lies to the south of the railway station and was the first major feature on the Alston Line to Alston, Cumbria.
The town is served by Haltwhistle railway station on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, also known as the Tyne Valley Line. The line was opened in 1838, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear with Carlisle in Cumbria. The line follows the course of the River Tyne through Northumberland.
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A Shot In The Dark - Featherstone Castle, Haltwhistle 11-12-15 (6)
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Featherstone Castle Trip 2010 Pt 1
EP 8 Featherstone Rowfoot to Blenkinsopp Castle - The Grand Tour of Northumberland
12th January 2019
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Section 8: Featherstone Rowfoot to Blenkinsopp Castle
Happy New Year! We pick up the trail once more from the Wallace Arms at Featherstone Rowfoot. We visit the old railway station before following the road to Featherstone castle.
We continue along the banks of the South Tyne to P.O.W. Camp 18 that was used to rehabilitate Nazi officers after WWII. Crossing the S. Tyne at the impressive Lambley Viaduct, we head through the hamlet and old colliery to pick up the Pennine Way.
We follow the PW over Black Hill before eventually leaving it to meet with out final destination at Blenkinsopp Castle.
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Haunted Featherstone Castle, Haltwhistle.
Myself and L take a trip down to the toilet area of the castle to wash our hands. (We got paint on them after trying to open an unused serving hatch). Little did we know that something was following us......
Featherstone
My trip to Featherstone castle to see Hadrian's wall and witness some Capoeira.
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A Shot In The Dark - Featherstone Castle, Haltwhistle 11-12-15 (4)
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Cut Price Castle (1956)
Blenkinsopp Castle, Northumberland.
Charlie Simpson has bought a castle for the price of a cottage for himself and his family. L/S castle, with shots of the ruined walls and turrets. Pan down to Gordon Simpson pointing ramparts. M/S young Michael Simpson is seen cutting some rhododendrons with the castle in the background.
M/S Christina Simpson comes through a doorway with an Alsatian dog carrying a tin bucket. She moves off to feed the chickens in the castle yard. M/S brown chickens in farmyard scrabbling for food. Christina is wearing a typical 1950's housewife's pinafore. L/S Charlie Simpson weeding the long unused tennis court. L/S Charlie and Michael walking into empty disused swimming pool. Boy uses small jar to fish in small puddle of water left in concrete base.
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EP 7 Bardon Mill to Featherstone Rowfoot - The Grand Tour of Northumberland
1st December 2018
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Section 7: Bardon Mill to Featherstone Rowfoot
We pick up the trail again at Bardon Mill by first visiting the pottery. Heading down Station Road, we pass the site of an old corn mill before cutting through the station and across the Tyne once more, following our route into Bardon Mill from section 6. However, once across the Tyne, we turn left and head Westwards towards Willimoteswick, once the ancestral seat of the Ridley Family and one of two contenders for the birth place of Bishop Ridley (one of the Oxford martyrs).
Following a very muddy farm track we eventually skirt the banks of the South Tyne in order to avoid some noisy cows with calves blocking the path. Eventually we make it to Unthank Hall, another contender for the birth place of Bishop Ridley. We follow the country road and cross the A69 onto the Haltwhistle viaduct (also known as the Alston Arches). The viaduct once formed part of the Haltwhistle to Alston branch line. We continue along the old branch line before doubling back on ourselves by the river to view the arches from underneath.
After we headed into Haltwhistle to check out what the Centre of Britain has to offer. Leaving Haltwhistle via the station and across another footbridge over the South Tyne, we head to the haunted castle of Bellister. The castle is owned by the National Trust but is rented out and thus not open to the public. We follow the road up the hill and join the branch line once more which takes us to Featherstone Rowfoot and the Wallace Arms.
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Halloween ghost tour of Featherstone Castle 2015
Featherstone Castle March 2012
Richard on the Flintlock rifle.
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Second World War POW-Camp.
Featherstone POW-Camp Haltwhistle Northumberland dates from 1939 to1945, it was to hold German soldiers. Only three buildings remained, but the fundaments of the other buildings are still clearly visible.
Haltwhistle Carnival 1995
General Running on Haltwhistle
A few spare of the moment clips taken with my S5 of trains running about the layout. View in full screen to avoid box affect on video.
The switchies HALTWHISTLE
Theres fun and games for the hole family
Film Able - Haltwhistle Films
Haltwhistle Carnival 10th july 2011