Northumberland Collection (page 3)

Frontispiece - Lindisfarn, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Frontispiece - Lindisfarn, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, 1640. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, 1640. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXX. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1928]

The Prince of Wales visiting a miners cottage in the Northeast of England, 1929 (1936). The Prince during a tour of the mining districts of Durham and Northumberland

The Valley of the Tweed, c1803. Artist: Patrick Nasmyth
The Valley of the Tweed, c1803. Painting held at the National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Sion House, view d from opposite Isleworth Church, c1760. Artist: Edward Rooker
Sion House, view d from oposite Isleworth Church, c1760. Formerly the site of an abbey, the estate at Syon was acquired after the dissolution of the monasteries by Edward Seymour

Malcolms Cross, 1779. Malcolms Cross is said to mark the spot where Malcolm III (c1031-1093) of Scotland was killed while attacking Alnwick Castle during the Battle of Alnwick in 1093. [R

Otterburn - The Advance of Hotspur, (1388), c1910
Otterburn - The Advance of Hotspur, c1910. Sir Henry Percy (1364-1403), commonly known as Sir Harry Hotspur, was known as one of the most valiant knights of his day

Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, 18th-19th century. Artist: L Kunstvortag
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, 18th-19th century. Alnwick Castle was built in the late 11th century to defend the northern English border area against incursions by the Scots and Border Reivers

Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, home of the Duke of Northumberland, c1880. Alnwick Castle was built in the late 11th century to defend the northern English border area against incursions by the Scots

Howick Hall, Northumberland, home of Earl Grey, c1880. Designed by William Newton, a Newcastle architect, The house was built in 1780 and was enlarged in 1809 by George Wyatt

Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, home of the Earl of Tankerville, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Lilburn Tower, Northumberland, home of the Collingwood family, c1880. The house was designed by John Dobson in Elizabethan style and built between 1828 and 1842

Queen Jane interposing between Northumberland and Simon Renard, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Queen Jane interposing between Northumberland and Simon Renard, 1553 (1840). Lady Jane Grey intervening in an argument between the Duke of Northumberland and the Ambassador of Charles V

Market place, Morpeth. Artist: J Sands
Market place, Morpeth, Northumberland, 19th century

Bothal Castle, Northumberland, 19th century. Artist: J Sands
Bothal Castle, Northumberland, 19th century. Bothal Castle was built in the 14th century

Unveiling the Northumberland War Memorial, 1908-1909. Artist: George Frank
Unveiling the Northumberland War Memorial, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14

The River Tyne at Hexham, Northumberland, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
The River Tyne at Hexham, Northumberland, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

The plunder of Lindisfarne, Northumberland, 793 AD, (c1920). Artist: Margaret Dovaston
The plunder of Lindisfarne, Northumberland, 793 AD, (c1920). A Viking raid on the monastery. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Egfrith offering the Bishopric of Hexham to Cuthbert, 678, (c1920). Artist: William Bell Scott
Egfrith offering the Bishopric of Hexham to Cuthbert, 678, (c1920). A print from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, Volume I, Walter Hutchinson, London, c1920s

Mitford Church, Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Mitford Church, Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

South Door - Mitford Church, Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
South Door - Mitford Church, Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Newminster Abbey, Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Newminster Abbey, Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Dilston Tower, Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Dilston Tower, Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Entrance to the Castle Garth Newcastle, Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Entrance to the Castle Garth Newcastle, Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Warkworth Castle, Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
Warkworth Castle, Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Charge of the Scots at the Battle of Homildon Hill, Northumberland, 1402 (1905). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. I

Berwick Bridge, c1912. Artist: David Young Cameron
Berwick Bridge, c1912. From The Studio Volume 55, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1912]

The Roman Wall, Housesteads, Northumberland, 1937. Part of Hadrians Wall, built in the 2nd century AD. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service

Holy Island, Northumberland, 1924-1926. Artist: Alfred Hind Robinson
Holy Island, Northumberland, 1924-1926. The island of Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, was the site of a monastery founded by St Aidan in c635

An old street near Wallace Green, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, 1924-1926. Artist: AR Edwards
An old street near Wallace Green, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume III, Hutchinson and Co, 1924-1926

Lindisfarne, Northumberland, 1924-1926. Artist: Catharine Chamney
Lindisfarne, Northumberland, 1924-1926. View of Lindisfarne Castle on the Northumbrian coast. The island of Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island

King Edward I of England at Berwick, 1296. During his campaign against John Balliol, King of the Scots, Edward I brutally sacked Berwick in 1296, massacring most of the population

Harbour, Seahouses, Northumberland, 1905

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, (1824). Artist: John Samuel Agar
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, (1824). Percys (1564-1632) estates of Petworth House and Syon House were acquired on his marriage to Dorothy Devereux, the sister of Robert Devereux

Warkworth Castle, Northumberland, 1896. A castle was probably built at Warkworth in the 12th century. Warkworth was the home of the Percy family

Strata of red sandstone, slightly inclined, Siccar Point, Berwickshire 1852. Artist: Charles Lyell
Strata of red sandstone, slightly inclined, Siccar Point, Berwickshire 1852. It is illustrating nonconformable strata, and so long time scale

Vindolanda Letters, AD 92-120. Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort (castrum) just south of Hadrians Wall, which it predates, in northern England

Hadrians Wall. Looking east to Cuddys Crag, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Hadrians Wall. Looking east to Cuddys Crag, c20th century

Roman Fort at Housestead Wall, looking eastwards, Northumberland, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Roman Fort at Housestead Wall, looking eastwards, Northumberland, c20th century

Hadrians Wall at Sewingshields, 2nd century
Hadrians Wall at Sewingshields looking east, 2nd century

Mithras Temple at Carrawburgh, 2nd century
The Roman temple of Mithras at Carrawburgh, 2nd century

Hadrians Wall, 2nd century
Hadrians Wall, built across the boundary between Roman Britain and Scotland, 2nd century

Stone relief of a trio of hooded Romano-British deities, 3rd century
Stone relief of three hooded Romano-British deities, the Gennii Cucullati, found at Housesteads in Northumberland. These deities were associated with fertility, water and agriculture

Stone relief showing the British water-goddess Coventina, 2nd century
Stone relief showing the British water-goddess Coventina in triple forms. From Coventinas well near Hadrians wall. In Chester Museum, Northumberland, 2nd century

Stone relief showing Romano-British goddesses, c. 2nd century
Stone relief showing Romano-British goddesses, found at Corbridge. The one on the right may be Fortuna, and on the left it is possible that Brigaritia, patron goddess of the Brigantes, is depicted

The `Romano-British Corbridge Lion, 2nd century
The Corbridge Lion, from a Romano-British Tomb. Now at Corbridge Museum, Northumberland, 2nd century

Looking east from Housesteads Roman fort on Hadrians Wall, 2nd century
Looking east from Housesteads Roman fort on Hadrians Wall in the evening, 2nd century

Relief of a Romano-British triple goddess, 3rd century
Relief of a Romano-British triple goddess, possibly Coventina, from the Roman fort at High Rochester, Northumberland, 3rd century

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