Benson of Allerwash Memorial Gates, Hexham Park, Cnr Hencotes & Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Erected in 1912 in memory of Lieut. Col. G. E. Benson of Allerwash, [died 1901], by his brother. It is a Grade II Listed Building.
Queen’s Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
“Completed in 1866 as the Town Hall and Corn Exchange, by the 1920s it contained a dance hall and the Queen’s Hall cinema. It was saved from demolition in 1975 and re-opened as the Queen’s Hall Arts centre with a library, art rooms, theatre and gallery. It is a Grade II Listed Building.
Arched Memorial Gateway, Seles Park, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Descriptions on the dedication plaques.
Unusual Recess in Wall, Hexham Abbey Museum, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Stone Arch, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Park Entrance, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Bridge Structure over Halgut Burn, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Halgut Burn, Hexham Park, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Hexham House is a Grade II Listed Building
Hexham House & Garden, Gilesgate, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Park Bench, Hexham Park, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Hexham Bandstand, The Sele, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
The bandstand built in 1912, is a Grade II Listed Building
Happy Dogs, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
We came upon these two dogs bounding around the park and leaping onto and completely over this wall.
Garden, The Parish Centre, Cowgarth, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Letters, 9 Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Planter, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Doorway, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Archway, Hencotes, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
The Historical Plaque on the Left Side of the Arch
Excelsior Buildings, Battle Hill, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
The Globe Inn, Battle Hill, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Street Sign, St Marys Chare, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Chare:-
Noun. chare (plural chares) Alternative form of char (“turn, task, chore, worker”). (Northern England) A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.
Door, St Marys Chare, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
The Grapes, 1 St Marys Chare, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Old Pharmacy Sign, Fore Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
The intricate carvings above Gibson’s Pharmacy in Hexham were produced in 1916 by a Belgian refugee. The contents of the pharmacy are now held in the Science Museum, London, while the shop has found another use.
“Shambles” Old Town Market, Market Place, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
A Grade II Listed Building.
Old Door, Fore Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Anglo-Saxon Crypt, Hexham Abbey, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Queen Etheldreda of Northumbria gave Wilfrid land on which he built the Benedictine monastery dedicated to St Andrew which became Hexham Abbey and Cathedral. Only the crypt survives, but that shows how St Wilfrid’s great church was built from stone quarried by the Romans four or five centuries before. The crypt is over 1300 years old.
St Aidan’s Church, Hencote, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Memorial to George Elliott Benson, Cnr Hencotes & Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Hexham Community Church, Cnr Hencotes & Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England UK
Pubs, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK
The King’s Head & The Golden Lion
The Golden Lion Hotel, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK
A Grade II Listed Building
Doorway, Victoria House, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK
Door Lamp, The King’s Head, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK
St Cuthbert’s Church, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK
Grade II Listed Building
Parish church on medieval site built in 1874, except for lower part of tower which survives from the church of 1807
Grave Stones, St Cuthbert’s Church, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK
Graves of:-
George Maughan 1760-1848
Joseph Shield 1793-1873
Nicholas Rowell 1753-1842
Holly, St Cuthbert’s Church, Market Street, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK
Former Trustee Savings Bank, Market Place, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK
A Grade II Listed Building. Site of the bank since 1838 with these premises erected in 1873.
Former Bank with Night Safe, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK
I was unable to find any history about this building. It is now residential.
Allendale Inn, The Peth, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK
Hotspur House, 4 Arnison Terrace, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK
A Grade II Listed Building used as a B&B (currently for sale)
River Allen & Cupola Bridge, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England UK
A Grade II Listed Building constructed in 1778
