Galleries

The Museum of Ordinary Things

Museums the world over are full of everyday objects that tell a story.

At one time the Miner’s lamp was an ordinary thing, a tool for everyday use, now, they are museum artefacts. They have little monetary value but tell us something about how we used to live and who we are.

In our Museum of Ordinary things we invite people to bring their ‘ordinary thing’ and share its unique story.

Whether it’s a cherished family heirloom, a quirky gadget from your childhood, or a tool that has seen years of use, we want to hear about it!

Part of People Make Alnwick in partnership with Dovecote Street Arts

Artworks

Here will gradually be added images of the artworks that we hold at Bailiffgate Museum, not necessarily on display.

Documents

A growing range of documents of all types -invoices, letters, legal documents- relating to Alnwick and District.

Objects

Objects which may be in our archives and there is no room to display will be gradually added here.

Posters & Postcards

There were so many dances, whist drives and other events in earlier years before TV took hold that posters, and the treats and prizes they offered, had to be eye-catching.

Bailiffgate Museum boasts a wide and growing collection. Note that these are low-resolution images but a high resolution version suitable for use in a wall poster up to at least A3 is also available for a small charge for any of these images. Please Contact us.

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).