Northumberland Archives and Libraries

England Northumberland  Archives and Libraries

Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office Walkergate Building Walkergate, Berwick, Northumberland TD15 1DB UK Telephone: 01289 301 865 Email: [mailto:berwickarchives@woodhorn.org.uk berwickarchives@woodhorn.org.uk] Website: Berwick Record Office


 * The Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office was established in 1980 as a branch of the then Northumberland County Archives Service. It holds records relating to the former Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed which extended from Berwick, south to Ellingham, west to Ingram and north to Carham on the River Tweed.

Northumberland Archives
Northumberland Archives Museum and Northumberland Archives Queen Elizabeth II Country Park Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK Telephone: 01670 624 455 Email: [mailto:collections@woodhorn.org.uk collections@woodhorn.org.uk] Website: Archives


 * The main functions of the Archives are to ensure the preservation of historic artifacts, archive documents and Local Studies material relating to the County of Northumberland and to make these available for consultation by the public. The largest element of our holdings is the Archive collection. We acquire (by deposit or gift) a wide range of archives from both official and private sources that relate to almost all aspects of the history of Northumberland and hold in excess of four linear miles of records. We also hold in the region of 8,000 3-D objects and the Local Studies Reference and Master Collections that were previously held at Morpeth Library.

Tyne and Wear Archives
Tyne and Wear Archives Discovery Museum Blandford Square Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland NE1 4JA UK Telephone: 0191 277 2248 Email: [mailto:info@twarchives.org.uk info@twarchives.org.uk] Website; Archives

Local Studies Library
Local Studies Library Museum and Northumberland Archives Queen Elizabeth II Country Park Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK Telephone: 01670 624 453 Email: [mailto:anewbury@woodhorn.org.uk anewbury@woodhorn.org.uk] Website: Local Studies Library


 * The Local Studies library contains 18,000 items covering a broad range of subjects relevant to the study of Northumberland. It is the largest collection of secondary source material relating to Northumberland.  It also includes publications relating to the North East at large including the Scottish Borders.  It contains works by or about people who were born in Northumberland.

Woodhorn Museum
Woodhorn Museum Museum and Northumberland Archives Queen Elizabeth II Country Park Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK Telephone: 01670 624 455 Website: Woodhorn Museum


 * Discover 800 years of history and experience fantastic events and exhibitions at Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives. We hope you enjoy browsing our website. You can use it to plan your visit, research our vast archive and museum collections, order copies of Pitmen Painters prints and books as well as many other items, and even enjoy a number of special on-line exhibitions.

3-D Collection
3-D Collection Museum and Northumberland Archives Queen Elizabeth II Country Park Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF UK Telephone: 01670 624 463 Email: [mailto:dmoffat@woodhorn.org.uk dmoffat@woodhorn.org.uk] Website: 3-D Collection


 * The Woodhorn 3-D collection is an amalgamation of the objects of the former Woodhorn Colliery Museum and the small collection of objects that were held by Northumberland County Archives Service, now Northumberland Archives.