NORTHUMBRIAN NOTES

Odds and ends about Northumberland - England's northernmost county. Artwork - Photography- Architecture- Landscape- Memories- collected by James Holland.

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Friday, 30 October 2015

MR FAIRNINGTON'S MENAGERIE

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I was contacted recently by a Dutch author who was preparing an article about the concrete menagery at Branxton in Northumberland This wa...

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Dunstanburgh Sketch

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A tiny sketch-about postcard size, done in acrylics. Just an idea for a bigger painting. A sunset scene with the light coming from the le...

Saturday, 6 June 2015

CRASTER CHAIN HOME LOW RADAR

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Structures and platforms adjacent to the main buildings. I don't think these are normally visible but some vegetation seems to have be...

THE LILBURN TOWER-AT DUNSTANBURGH

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The Lilburn Tower at Dunstanburgh. Nov 2012 Taken after very heavy rain which caused the northernmostmere to flood. This can be seen lowe...

Friday, 22 May 2015

The Guardian of the Sailors' Grave (Tadorne)

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cutting kindly provided by one of Mr Thompson's nephews.

Thursday, 7 May 2015

BERWICK'S BURRELL

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I had a visit to Berwick last week, during the last days of the exhibition, to see the artworks which Sir William Burrell gifted to the t...

Sunday, 19 April 2015

APPLEBYS IS CLOSING

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The end of an era.Appleby's bookshop in Morpeth will soon be closing. It was my first bookshop.I remember one of my first books w...

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