Study Centre Information
Woodhorn Site:
QEII Country Park
Ashington
Northumberland
NE63 9YF
The Study Centre is open 10am-4pm, Wednesday-Friday.
The Study Centre is open the first Saturday of each month, 10am-4pm.
No booking is required.
We are offering ‘Behind the Scene Tours’ on the second Saturday of the month: please book tours here
On the third Saturday of each month you can book a research surgery here.
Users of our service must register prior to using The Study Centre. Northumberland Archives is a member of the Archives Card scheme. Details of the scheme can be found here –https://archivescard.com/. You can begin your registration process online before you visit us.
The Study Centre is located within the main Cutter building on the Woodhorn site. Last document production time is 3.30pm
Please note: Study Centre opening hours differ from those of Woodhorn Museum.
Berwick Record Office:
Walkergate Building
Walkergate
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 1DB
Opening hours are 9.30am-12.45pm & 2pm- 4.45 on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
** Document requests must be made in advance via Eventbrite or email**
Please click here to book a place for documents
(you will need to specify documents and include reference numbers)
Visitors wanting to consult our family history resources or ask for advice can just turn up on our open days and we will do our best to help you.
BERWICK ADVERTISER, 5TH MARCH 1925
BERWICK’S NEW BRIDGE For the benefit of our readers we give this week a composite photo view of the Tweed valley looking up the river, and showing the view which will be obtained when the new bridge is in position. We also give below a plan of the bridge and its approaches, which will enable the public at a glance to understand the line upon which it is taken, and the properties which will have to be demolished to make
New Kids on the Block!
Back in October, Northumberland Archives was lucky enough to attract two fantastic new Archive Assistants – Jemma and Helen. (Hang on – has somebody let Jemma and Helen write the intro?) We asked them to interview each other to find out how they’ve found their time settling into their new roles. Jemma: What do you enjoy most about being an Archive Assistant? Helen: I am enjoying how interesting the job is. I have been surprised at the variety of material
BERWICK JOURNAL, 5TH FEBRUARY 1925
BERWICK WAR MEMORIAL “Berwick Journal” Fund Opens Today 5,000 SHILLINGS REQUIRED AT ONCE! The Sacred Duty of the Town and ITs People. IN FLANDERS FIELDS THE POPPIES BLOW BETWEEN THE CROSSES, ROW ON ROW, THAT MARK OUR PLACE, AND IN THE SKY THE LARKS, STILL BRAVELY SINGING FLY. SCARCE HEARD AMID THE GUNS BELOW. WE LIVED, FELT DAWN, SAW SUNSET GLOW, LOVED AND WERE LOVED; AND NOW WE LIE, IN FLANDERS FIELDS. ……………………………………………………………… IF YE BREAK FAITH WITH US WHO
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