Northumbria Collection

Norham Castle, c1870. Norham Castle in Northumberland, England, on the River Tweed is Grade I listed and being on the borders, saw action during the wars between England and Scotland

Whitby Abbey, c1870. 7th-century Whitby Abbey, a centre of medieval Northumbria was confiscated by the crown under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries 1536-1545

Bede, (672-735), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bede, (672-735), 1830. Saint Beded, (672-735) English Benedictine monk from Northumbria. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Earl Grey, c1810, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Earl Grey, c1810, (c1884). Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), British whig and reformer educated at Richmond School, Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge

Paulinus baptising Edwin, the first Christian King of Northumberland, at York, 1773. Paulinus of York, Roman missionary, baptising Edwin king of Deira and Bernicia, (Northumbria) on 12 April 627

Hexham Abbey, c1830. Creator: Byrne
Hexham Abbey, c1830. Interior of Hexham Abbey in Northumberland. The Abbey was originally founded as a Benedictine monastery in the 7th century but was replaced by an Augustinian priory in Norman

Castle on Holy Island, Northumberland, 1822. Artist: William Daniell
Castle on Holy Island, Northumberland, 1822. View of Lindisfarne Castle on the Northumbrian coast. The island, also known as Holy Island, was the site of a monastery founded by St Aidan in c635

Interior of Hexham Abbey, Northumberland, 2010. Creator: Peter Thompson
Interior of Hexham Abbey, Northumberland, 2010. Hexham Abbey was originally founded as a Benedictine Monastery in the 7th century but was replaced by an Augustinian priory in Norman times

Organ, Hexham Abbey, Northumberland, 2010. Creator: Peter Thompson
Organ, Hexham Abbey, Northumberland, 2010. Hexham Abbey was originally founded as a Benedictine Monastery in the 7th century but was replaced by an Augustinian priory in Norman times

St Ebbas Church, Beadnell, Northumberland, 2010. The church was built in 1746 and was restored in the 19th century

Overview of the rail yard at Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland, 1963. The colliery, the buildings of which can be seen in the background, opened in 1927 but closed in 1994

Steam loco no 65794 hauling coal from Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland, 1963. Artist
Steam loco no 65794 hauling coal from Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland, 1963

Steam loco no 65811 hauling coal from Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland, 1963. Artist
Steam loco no 65811 hauling coal from Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland, 1963. The driver looks out from the footplate. The locomotive bears the livery of the British Railways Company

Final adjustments to a rail truck hauling coal from Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland, 1963. The colliery opened in 1927 and eventually closed in 1994

Rail trucks loaded with coal leaving Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland, 1963. Artist
Rail trucks loaded with coal leaving Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland, 1963. A common sight during the 1960s and 1970s was to see rail trucks loaded with coal

A rail truck being loaded with coal, Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland, 1963. Artist
A rail truck being loaded with coal, Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland, 1963. The rail system was vital to the coal industry to distribute its product

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

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

The Lindisfarne Stone showing warriors who may be vikings, Holy Island, Northumbria
Image of the Lindisfarne Stone from Holy Island, Northumbria. It shows seven warriors, possibly vikings - their first recorded raid on Lindisfarne was in AD 793

First page of St Lukes Gospel from the Lindisfarne Gospels, produced in Northumbria in the 7th centu
Page from the Lindisfarne Gospels, illuminated in Northumbria. This depicts the first page of St Lukes Gospel

High priest Coifi profaning the temple of the idols, England, 7th century (1864). Coifi was the priest of the temple of Goodmanham in Northumbria in 627

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