Places to see in ( Hexham - UK )
Places to see in ( Hexham - UK )
Hexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the River Tyne, and was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. Smaller towns and villages around Hexham include Corbridge, Riding Mill, Stocksfield and Wylam to the east, Acomb and Bellingham to the north, Allendale to the south and Haydon Bridge, Bardon Mill and Haltwhistle to the west. Newcastle upon Tyne is about 25 miles (40 km) to the east.
Hexham Abbey originated as a monastery founded by Wilfrid in 674. The crypt of the original monastery survives, and incorporates many stones taken from nearby Roman ruins, probably Corbridge or Hadrian's Wall. The current Hexham Abbey dates largely from the 11th century onward, but was significantly rebuilt in the 19th century. Other notable buildings in the town include the Moot Hall, the covered market, and the Old Gaol.
Hexham's architectural landscape is dominated by Hexham Abbey. The current church largely dates from c. 1170–1250, in the Early English Gothic style of architecture. The choir, north and south transepts and the cloisters, where canons studied and meditated, date from this period. The east end was rebuilt in 1860. The abbey stands at the west end of the market place, which is home to the Shambles, a Grade II* covered market built in 1766 by Sir Walter Blackett.
At the east end of the market place stands the Moot Hall, a c15 gatehouse that was part of the defences of the town. The Moot Hall is a Grade I listed building, and was used as a courthouse until 1838. The Old Gaol, behind the Moot Hall on Hallgates, was one of the first purpose-built jails in England. It was built between 1330 and 1333 and is a Grade I listed Scheduled Monument. Hexham Library can be found in the Queen's Hall. It contains the Brough Local Studies Collection which is the second-largest local history collection in the county.
Hexham is bypassed to the north by the A69 road, linking it with Carlisle to the west and Newcastle to the east, which bypasses the original route, the A695. The town is served by Hexham railway station on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, also known as the Tyne Valley Line. The line — part of the UK publicly owned national rail network — 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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EP 1 Wylam to Bywell - The Grand Tour of Northumberland
9th September 2018
Join us on our walk of historic Northumberland as we begin our hike in the Tyne Valley at Wylam. Packed full of history and beautiful scenery. UK hiking at its best in England's least populated county.
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The Grand Tour of Northumberland is 480 miles from Wylam to Morpeth, snaking around the Northumberland countryside trying to fit in as many points of interest as possible.
Section 1: Wylam to Bywell
In this section we cover the railway heritage of Wylam, pass two former collieries, visit a Norman castle as well as seeing another, two Anglo-Saxon church towers, the birth place of three famous Northumbrians, one of the oldest railways in the world, and one of the oldest thru-arch bridges in the world.
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Section 2:
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National Trust:
Thank you to the National Trust properties for taking part in the Heritage Open Days (and a special thank you to the lady who allowed us to film her presentation at George Stephenson Cottage):
George Stephenson's Cottage:
Cherryburn:
English Heritage:
Details for Prudhoe Castle part of English Heritage (not part of the heritage open day):
Churches:
St Mary - Ovingham:
St Peters - Bywell:
St Andrews - Bywell:
Wylam Railway Museum:
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Places to see in ( Corbridge - UK )
Places to see in ( Corbridge - UK )
Corbridge is a village in Northumberland, England, 16 miles west of Newcastle and 4 miles east of Hexham. Villages nearby include Halton, Acomb, Aydon and Sandhoe. Known to the Romans as something like Corstopitum or Coriosopitum, wooden writing tablets found at Vindolanda suggest it was probably locally called Coria (meaning a tribal centre). According to Bethany Fox, the early attestations of the English name Corbridge 'show variation between Cor- and Col-, as in the earliest two forms, Corebricg and Colebruge, and there has been extensive debate about what its etymology may be. Some relationship with the Roman name Corstopitum seems clear, however'.
Coria was the most northerly town in the Roman Empire, lying at the junction of Stanegate and Dere Street. The first fort was established c. AD 85, although there was a slightly earlier base nearby at Beaufront Red House. By the middle of the 2nd century AD, the fort was replaced by a town with two walled military compounds, which were garrisoned until the end of the Roman occupation of the site. The best-known finds from the site include the stone Corbridge Lion and the Corbridge Hoard of armour and sundry other items. In Rudyard Kipling's Puck of Pook's Hill, the town of Hunno on the Wall, is probably based on Corstopitum. The Roman Town is now managed by English Heritage on behalf of HM Government. The site has been largely excavated and features a large museum and shop. The fort is the top-rated attraction in Corbridge and is open daily between 10 and 6 in the summer and at weekends between 10 and 4 in the winter.
There are only three fortified vicarages in the county, and one of these is in Corbridge. Built in the 14th century, the Vicar's Pele is to be found in the south-east corner of the churchyard, and has walls 1.3 metres (4 ft) in thickness. The register for St. Andrews dates from 1657. Later on in the town's history, Wesleyan, Primitive and Free Methodist chapels were all built too. Even older than the Vicar's Pele is Corbridge Low Hall, dating from the late 13th or early 14th century with one end converted to a pele tower in the 15th century. The main block was remodelled in the 16th and 17th centuries, and the building restored c1890.
Corbridge suffered, as did many other settlements in the county, from the border warfare which was particularly prevalent between 1300 and 1700. Raids were commonplace, and it was not unusual for the livestock to be brought into the town at night and a watch placed to guard either end of the street for marauders. A bridge over the Tyne was built in the 13th century, but this original has not survived. The present bridge, an impressive stone structure with seven arches, was erected in 1674.
Corbridge is bypassed to the north by the A69 road, linking it to Newcastle and Carlisle. It is also linked to Newcastle and the A1 by the A695 which passes about 1 mile (1.6 km) away on the south side of the River Tyne. The town is served by Corbridge 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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The Mines of Wylam (11th May 2017)
11th May 2017
I go for a stroll around Wylam seeking out some of the former pits that I know about. I am not a historian so I may have some things wrong and some of the locations are approximations based on old maps. Similarly, my family history overlaps many of the sites... you won't believe how much family history I cut out of this video... just can't help talking about it.
For my branch of the family, Wylam is considered our ancestral home because my paternal line has been living there for nearly 250 years. Although I no longer live in the village, many of my family still do.
These are all sites that I am very familiar with and have visited many many times in the past.
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Approximation of my route (I added a few extra miles on because I had other family business to do in Wylam):
I didn't actually explain who Timothy Hackworth was... He was one of the 4 men who designed Puffing Billy (the oldest surviving steam train in the world - now located in the Science Discovery museum in London) and helped come up with the idea of using metal rails to support the weight of the steam train... thus inventing the modern railway. The other men involved were Christopher Blackett, William Hedley and the one that always gets written out of history was Jonathon Forster.
Additions from my family after they watched the video:
The bit of brick wall on rift mine that I wasn't sure about whether it belonged to the mine or the cottages belonged to the mine. There was originally a second brick wall running parallel and it formed the foundation for an iron and wooden structure that held the winding wheel. There was some confusion about the cottages because I was describing them above the pit meaning above the hill. Just to clear up that confusion, the cottages were south of the pit. The coal from this mine along with the coal from the second mine on the other side of Rift Farm were both processed at Anne pit.
The pill box was housed by Poles but they lived in separate accommodation and they also manned a search light for spotting bombers coming up the Tyne.
The wooden structure that I spotted where the Bell mine buildings were located belonged to a some sheds that were used by the farm for storing horse drawn farming equipment, quite possibly taken over by the farm after the mine closed.
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Walk: Prudhoe - Stocksfield
Walk: Prudhoe - Stocksfield.
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A walk over the Redheugh Bridge, with views of the River Tyne. Newcastle upon Tyne. 07.07.2016.
A walk from the Gateshead side of the Redheugh Bridge to Newcastle. Taking in views of Cruddas Park (or, I believe it's now called Riverside View), King Edward Bridge, the River Tyne, and areas below the bridge.
From Segedunum to The Side, Newcastle upon Tyne ©
This is a 5.5 mile linear walk along the start of the Hadrian's Wall Path known as Hadrian's Way. It starts at Segedunum in Wallsend and finishes on The Side on Newcastle Quayside. The track begins as a cycle path which is mainly alongside the river and becomes a broad riverside pavement beyond St Peters Basin. This well surfaced path would be suitable for bikes, pushchairs & mobility scooters. Public transport is easy from both end of the walk with buses and metros nearby. There are quite a few cafes and bars between St Peter's Basin and The Side by the Tyne Bridge.
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