Try out our North East History searchable map here: 👉 Click (or tap) on a selected place/area on the map to find out a little about its history. #Northumberland #Durham #Newcastle #Sunderland #history

Belsay Hall From our Wallington, Belsay and Kirkharle page here 👇 #Northumberland

The 'Black Church' and 'White Church' at Bywell on Tyne #Northumberland. Metres apart. One was linked to the Premonstratensian abbey of Blanchland (whose canons wore white-robes) the other to Durham Cathedral's Benedictine priory (black-robed monks) 👉

Berwick upon Tweed, The Royal Tweed Bridge with the Old Bridge behind #Northumberland #Berwick From our Berwick page 👉

The ruins of Beau Repaire at Bearpark (Beau Repaire Park) near the River Browney. The 'beautiful retreat' a Manor House and park used by the prior and monks of Durham, established around 1244 👉

Site of the Billy Pit (South Moor Colliery) at Quaking Houses from our page covering the Stanley area of County Durham. The village is possibly named from the site of a nearby Quaker meeting house. 👉

Bamburgh Castle #Northumberland #Coast #Bamburgh From our Bamburgh page here 👉

Alwinton, named from the River Alwin, tributary of the River Coquet in Coquetdale From our Rothbury and River Coquet page here 👉 #Northumberland #Coquetdale

Middleton Tyas near Scotch Corner. Its name refers to a Norman family called Tyas but their connection to the village does not seem to be known. From our Richmond and Catterick area page 👇 #Yorkshire

The village of Woodland, County Durham 👉 Some good views up there

The Hurworth Burn Reservoir in the Skerne valley near Trimdon #Durham #Hartlepool #Trimdon 👉

The River Wear at Willington, County Durham From our Barncepeth and Crook page 👉

Budle Bay near Bamburgh with Holy Island in the distance #Northumberland #Coast #Bamburgh From our Bamburgh page here 👉

The observatory of the astronomer, Thomas Wright (1711-1786) at Westerton near Spennymoor. #Durham #astronomy #Spennymoor 👉

Ferryhill, County #Durham 👉

The beautiful Castle Eden Dene, near Peterlee County Durham #Durham 👉

River Wear Chester-le-Street, County #Durham 👉

The Union Chain Bridge, linking Northumberland to Scotland across the River Tweed. That seated fellow is Captain Samuel Brown (1776-1852) the engineer who built the bridge in 1820. It was restored in 2020 #Tweed #Scotland #Northumberland

Memorial to the West Stanley pit disaster, Stanley County #Durham 👉

River Wear and viaduct beyond pictured from the old bridge, Sunderland Bridge, Croxdale #Durham 👉

River Wear at Lambton Park, County Durham 👉