Photographs
Photographs bring history to life, and these fascinating and in some cases rare images are no exception.
Note that these are only low-resolution images and hence unsuitable for printing off for a wall picture or poster. Higher resolution images of almost all of these photographs are available from Bailiffgate Museum. Just use the contact us option on the website to state your interest.( A contribution to museum funds will be invited to offset the cost of preparing your image).
Royal Visits 1908-1
The Prince and Princess of Wales, later George V and Queen Mary, visited Alnwick on June 29th 1908. Here their carriage is driving from the station along Bondgate Without...
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Royal Visits 1908-2
Driving past the Co-Op on Fenkle Street.
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Royal Visits 1908-3
Also on Fenkle Street....
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Royal Visits 1908-4
Further down Fenkle Street....
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Royal Visits 1908-5
People waiting outside The Old Cross Inn which is decorated for the occasion....
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Royal Visits 1908-6
A temporary archway constructed at the top of Narrowgate....
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Royal Visits 1908-7
Queen Mary in a group photo in the Castle. The Duchess of Northumberland in the dark dress sits to the right of her. The Prince in his bowler hat is behind the Duchess to the right and the Duke is stood behind the Princess. ...
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Royal Visits 1908-8
The royal carriage passing the Plough Inn on Bondgate Without, on the way to the station...
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Royal Visits 1906-1
Bondgate Within is decked with bunting on the morning of July 10th 1906 ready for the arrival of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The young boy with his pony has presumably ridden into town from the neighbouring area. He and the young girl are ...
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Royal Visits 1906-2
These six girls are waiting close to the Hotspur Tower to present flowers to the Queen. From left to right they are Isabel Dixon, Mary Carlin, Marguerite Augusta Common, Lydia Davison, Flora Scott and Lizzie Marr.
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Royal Visits 1906-3
The royal carriage has stopped outside the Tower and the girls have stepped forward....
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Royal Visits 1906-4
The Queen and the King are clearly smiling at the girls. The man with the plumed hat facing the King is the 7th Duke of Northumberland...
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Royal Visits 1906-5
The royal carriage outside the Tower. The men on the pavement at the side of the carriage are members of Alnwick Urban District Council. Every window is a vantage point....
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Royal Visits 1906-6
The crowds in front of The Fleece Inn. A line of men have walked up Hotspur Street to get a better view.
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Royal Visits 1906-7
Troops lining the Street on Bondgate Within...
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Royal Visits 1906-8
The Royal procession passing along Bondgate Within....
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Royal Visits 1906-9
A group photograph of the Royal visitors and other dignitaries at Alnwick Castle. The Queen, in black, is in the centre of the front row next to the King. At the right of the King are the Duchess of Northumberland and the Duke...
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Gazette Portraits 1
In 1911 the Alnwick Gazette published a supplement featuring photos of people who had been involved in the company in various ways since its founding in 1883.The first is Richard Archbold (1845-1897), auctioneer and director of the Alnwick Gazette....
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Gazette Portraits 2
Ralph Chirnside, bookbinder for the Gazette...
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Gazette Portraits 3
Thomas Collinson (1821-1908) was headmaster of the Duke’s School in Alnwick for 47 years and a director of the Gazette....
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Gazette Portraits 4
George Downey Glass, managing editor of the Gazette in 1911
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Gazette Portraits 5
William Hardy, of Hardy Brothers fishing tackle manufacturers and a director of the Gazette...
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Gazette Portraits 6
H.S. Johnson, a director of the Gazette
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Gazette Portraits 7
Charles Edward Moore (1845-1909), first managing editor of the Gazette, a post that he held for 26 years....
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Gazette Portraits 8
Charles Percy (1851-1929), a prominent Alnwick Solicitor and founding Chairman of the Gazette. Coroner for North Northumberland and a local councillor. He was MP (Conservative) for Tynemouth from 1918 -1922. He built Hillcrest House in Alnwick...
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Gazette Portraits 9
Hugh Percy, son of Charles Percy and, like his father, a solicitor. A director of the Gazette. His exemption from conscription during the Great War aroused some strong feelings in Alnwick...
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Gazette Portraits 10
William Percy (1849-1931) was the proprietor of a very successful drapers and dressmakers business in Alnwick, and one of the founding directors of the Gazette. Elder brother of Charles Percy.
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Gazette Portraits 11
J.W. Short director of the Alnwick Gazette
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Gazette Portraits 12
G.E. Watson director of the Alnwick Gazette...
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Gazette Portraits 13
Mrs Sarah Wilson a regular contributor of articles to the Alnwick Gazette. She was married to F.R. Wilson, a leading architect in Alnwick....
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Alnwick Bowling Club 1
The opening of the new green at Alnwick Bowling Club, June 20th 1894. The building in the background is the Headteacher’s house for the Alnwick National School. The original of this image taken on a 10x8 plate is very high quality, as can be ...
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Alnwick Bowling Club 2
This lady is sat in the middle of the third row and the details of her lace veil can be clearly seen....
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Alnwick Bowling Club 3
Two interested spectators in the schoolhouse window.
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Alnwick Bowling Club 4
Members are gathered for a photograph outside the pavilion ca. 1900.
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Alnwick Bowling Club 5
Concentration! ............A game is captured in progress, ca. 1900....
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Alnwick Bowling Club 6
Taking a breather on the bench.. A game in progress ca. 1900.
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Alnwick Bowling Club 7
Checking for the nearest ball....
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Alnwick Bowling Club 8
A social occasion with members and lady guests ca.1900.
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Alnwick Bowling Club 9
Lady guests circa.1900...
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Alnwick Bowling Club 10
A social occasion ca.1900.
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Alnwick Bowling Club 11
Some proud prize winners with their trophies (and m0ustaches)- early 20th century.
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Alnwick Bowling Club 12
Matches in progress early 20th century. The building in the background on the other side of Dispensary Street is Wingrove House where the Alnwick Infirmary was located. The new, replacement Infirmary was built in 1908....
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Alnwick Bowling Club 13
Bowls on a sunny afternoon, early 20th century....
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Alnwick Bowling Club 14
Is this man about to fall over?...
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Alnwick Bowling Club 15
Bowling off in sync!...
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Alnwick Bowling Club 16
Winners of the North Eastern Counties Bowling Association Championship, 1921. Back row: J. Dixon and H. Baister. Front row: W.H.Akeroyd and A. Cossar (skipper).
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Alnwick Bowling Club 17
CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND, 1923. Left to right: W. Nixon, C. Thompson, W.E.Pitt, F.Hindmarsh (skipper)....
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Alnwick Bowling Club 18
What an action! 1926 C. Thompson watched by (left to right) J. Brewis, W. Farr, (unidentified), J.W.Allan, A. Robertson
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Alnwick Bowling Club 19
President’s Day 1927. C. Thompson, President and Mrs Thompson.
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Alnwick Bowling Club 20
President’s Day 1927. A match in play. Note the cloche hatted spectators....
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Alnwick Bowling Club 21
A President’s Day match 1927....
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Alnwick Bowling Club 22
President’s Day 1927. The musicians who provided entertainment....
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Alnwick Bowling Club 23
1928 the Alfred Bell Cup - the winning pair of Alnwick teams. Back row: C. Thompson, W.H. Akeroyd, J.T. Buglass, A.W.Castle. Middle row: C.C. Hindmarsh, W.E. Pitt. Front row: R.L.Jobson, J. Farr.
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Alnwick Bowls Club 24
Opening day of the season 1940....
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Alnwick Bowling Club 25
Members of Alnwick Bowling Club in the 1940's...
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Alnwick Bowling Club 26
Alnwick members competing in the Alfred Bell Cup at Alnwick 1947.
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Alnwick Bowling Club 27
A group of bowling club members 1953
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Alnwick Bowling Club 28
Celebrating the club centenary in 1977....
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Peter’s Mill 1
A photograph of Denwick Mill in the early 20th century. The Mill was originally a fulling mill but was converted to a milling grain around 1850 by its new owner Peter Eadington. Mr Eadington was a well known local figure and the mill was (and ...
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Peter’s Mill 2
The river Aln at Peter’s Mill could be crossed by a set of stepping stones as can be seen here, but Peter Eadington also built a footbridge. This was eventually replaced by the County Council but then washed away by flooding in the 1940...
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Peter’s Mill 3
Denwick Mill in winter, probably photographed not long before its demolition in 1925.
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Peter’s Mill 4
Another photo of Denwick Mill in Winter, probably photographed not long before its demolition in 1925...
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Peter’s Mill 5
The stepping stones near Denwick Mill (aka Peter's Mill)...
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Peter’s Mill 6
The scene today with very little of the old Denwick Mill still visible. The bridge that now crosses the river is of recent construction (2004)...
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Peter’s Mill 7
A late 19th century print of Denwick Mill (aka Peter's Mill)...
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Wythope Mill
Built around 1770 in the pastures to the north of the river Aln in an area which was referred to in earlier times as Wide Open. Its architecture is complementary to the nearby Lion Bridge and no doubt reflects the desire of the first Duke ...
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Bondgate Without 1
View along Bondgate Without towards the Hotspur Tower showing the Militia Barracks building on the right. Probably taken 1860s or 1870s....
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Bondgate Without 2
The Hotspur Tower from Bondgate Without. Early 1890s before the building to the left of the tower was remodelled....
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Bondgate Without 3
The Hotspur Tower in the early 1900s....
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Bondgate Without 4
The Hotspur Tower in the early 1900s probably taken on a Saturday or Sunday morning. Children stood by the pant....
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Bondgate Without 5
The Hotspur Tower in the early 1900s....
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Bondgate Without 6
The Hotspur Tower probably in 1935...
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