Alnwick, The White Swan Hotel And Hotspur Tower 1948
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The White Swan stands on the north side of Bondgate Within. The frontage is mid 19th-century, but the real gem is inside. The 59ft x 63ft Olympic Room is comprised of fittings salvaged from the 'Titanic's' sister ship 'Olympic' which was broken up at Jarrow in the 1930s.

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A Selection of Memories from Alnwick

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Alnwick

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I spent my national service 1955/1956 in nearby RAF BOULMER and though many years have passed since i still recall very happy memories of days and nights in Alnwick and of the people there who were some of the nicest friendly people i have ever met before or since.My most vivid memories, seeing i was only 18years old at the time,were of the numerous amount of pubs that could be frequented and i can also bring to mind ...see more
Hi, I used to travel via the great north road in the 1960s to near Durham, I can remember going through the arch above lots of times it was very narrow and you had to watch your car you could not speed then. Alnwick is a nice place and relatives of mine come from nearby lesbury, it definately made the difference when the by-pass was built it must have been a relief for the place.
The above picture was from 1948, I can tell this by the types of cars here, especially the light coloured one half hidden in the background, which actually is the most modern for this year.
Great-Uncle John Percy Norfolk married Hilda Sanderson Campain and she had family connections in Alnwick. They had no children and I have thus inherited a fascinating assortment of their old sepia photographs of Alnwick and their family there, taken in about 1915.