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Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office

Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office
Walkergate Building
Walkergate, Berwick, Northumberland TD15 1DB UK
Telephone: 01289 301 865
Email: 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.

Archives

Northumberland Archives

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

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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: 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.

Museums

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

Collections

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: dmoffat@woodhorn.org.uk
Website: 3-D Collection