Permanent Exhibitions
The Border Counties Railway 1862-1958 comprised 42 miles of track from Hexham on the River Tyne to Riccarton, across the Scottish border, and had a marked impact on life in a previously remote area.
A Mining Heritage display features the relics and memories of the coal mines, iron works and quarries that were once busy industrial features in what is now largely a peaceful rural landscape.
The Photographs of W P Collier show a definitive picture of rural life in Northumberland between the two World Wars.
The Border Reivers display provides a fascinating insight into the robbery and violence that was rife in sixteenth century Border life.
The Stannersburn Smithy - is a recreation of a smithy which operated locally from the 1830s to the 1970s. The smithy is complete with over 500 tools - some of them handmade by the blacksmiths.
The Farming Gallery displays include a small grey Ferguson tractor, butter prints, shepherd's sticks, old photographs and advertisements as well as recordings of memories of farming in the 20th century. See also the Visiting Exhibition below and check out the Tarset Shepherd's blog.
Visiting Exhibition - 29 January to further notice
We are delighted to host 'North Tyne and Redesdale in the time of War' for the Bellingham branch of the WEA.
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