Belsay, Tyne And Wear
Belsay photos
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Belsay maps
Historic maps of Belsay and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Belsay maps
Belsay books
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2 Belsay photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Belsay
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Tyne And Wear memories
James Oswald Clazey was a young man with a growing family. He was a schoolmaster in Mitford. He had been born in the United States but his father, George Oswald Clazey was born in Berwick-Upon-Tweed and he immigrated in 1841 for the United States. James and his wife Charlotte had two of their children in Mitford. His... [more]
Shared on 01 July 2006
My memories of Pigdon are of the woods, family and fun. My parents, my brother and myself camped there with aunties, uncles and cousins. We always took great care to clear up after ourselves. We had the best times playing there. Unfortunately my parents are no longer alive, cousins have moved to other areas and one uncle has passed on too.... [more]
Shared on 17 April 2008
In 1952 I was serving in the Royal Air Force at R.A.F. Ouston, not far from Wylam. One evening there was a dance in the NAAFI and a number of young ladies came from the Castle Hill Convalescent Home by coach. I met and danced with a Miss Betty Lowry and we became good friends. I used to walk from camp... [more]
Shared on 11 September 2008
Ovingham School during the Second World War
Ovingham C of E School had only two classrooms, no hot water and outside toilets without flushing facilities. It was heated by a coal stove in both rooms, but we were never cold. There was a very happy atmosphere there and the teachers were dedicated; we received an excellent education and I was very sad to leave aged 11 to attend... [more]
Shared on 12 August 2009
Personal memories before and after 1955
Prudhoe Castle has always been a part of my life since I was born in 1938. My mother moved to Prudhoe Castle, where she was employed as a maid, to be nearer to my father who lived in Castle Dene. They eventually married and produced my brother Don in 1934, then me in 1938.
After the war... [more]
Shared on 06 April 2009
Looking at the Tyne as in Tyne Valley c1955 Ref: P265001
This image of Prudhoe and the Tyne Valley is very interesting because the Northern or Ovingham side has not changed greatly. Field boundaries etc are as I look at. But the southern side where the photographer stood is now and has been since the 1970s a mass of houses. Prudhoe Castle First School is probably somewhere in the near aspect of... [more]
Shared on 23 July 2007
My first visit to Nelson Village
My mother originated from Nelson Village and took us for our first visit when I was twelve years old. Her father (Joseph Heslop) worked down the pits, sadly he passed away before I was born. We met another couple, Mr and Mrs Kenny, who were very fond of my mother as a child. They were so pleased to see her and... [more]
Shared on 12 May 2008
Swimming above stepping stones & weir at Bothal
Our Mam being an Ashington lassie, we returned to her birthplace when Mam divorced my father who she met before the Second World War - that was when Mam was in London and working in 'service'. We were dragged from pillar to post from Watford to south Wales (father's birthplace) and eventually on divorce nisi Mam got custody of us 3... [more]
Shared on 22 September 2009
Extracts From Belsay & Tyne And Wear books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Belsay, inspired by Frith photos.
Belsay, to the north west of Newcastle, is a 14th-century Northumbrian three-storey tower with a large room on each floor; there are other rooms off the projections. The defensive capability of the tower parapet was enhanced by the fitting of machicolations, an overhang that allows the defenders to drop missiles on the heads of uninvited guests. It is not known if... [more]
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The original castle consisted of a three-storey tower with a large room on each floor, with other rooms off the projections. The tower parapet is equipped with machiolations. Belsay was built in the early 14th century, though it is not known if it was protected by a curtain wall or if there were any other buildings. The attached manor house was... [more]
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Northumberland Tyne and Wear Photographic Memories
Built of honey-coloured sandstone, the old castle is in fact a 14th-century L-plan tower house built by the de Middleton family. There are four corner turrets, each with rounded bartizans corbelled out, and the parapet has machicolations; this was an overhang that allowed defenders to drop missiles on the heads of uninvited guests. It is not known if Belsay ever had a curtain wall, or if there... [more]
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