Diaries were often used to record a travellers journeys and thoughts. This page is from a diary written by historian Thomas Hodgkin while travelling to Wales in 1849. You can find a catalogue to our Thomas Hodgkin archive here: specialcollections.ncl.ac.uk/th #EYAJourneys [TH/A/01]

As harvest continues with farmers bringing in this years wheat, read about past farming practice in this archive blog featuring images from the book Harvest Customs in Northumberland, an 1844 work by J Hardy. blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/2008/…

Gertrude Bell documented her travels around the Middle East including the people, landscape, archaeological sites and ruins she encountered. We have over 25 photo albums digitised & available for you to view online gertrudebell.ncl.ac.uk/a #nationalphotoday Gertrude Bell

Looking for something to do over the #SummerBreak? Visit the 'Creative Blocks in the Office Age' exhibition offering different perspectives on the architectural practise of Sir Terry Farrell, from his early education to developing international relationships. Free & open to all

Congrats to those who've received the GCSE results they wanted today, and commiserations to those who didn't. We don't have any GCSE results in our archives, but here is a school report of Barry MacSweeney, he left school at 16 and later became a successful poet. [BM/8/1/1]

Have you heard of the mass hanging of witches in Newcastle of August 1650? ITV news visited us recently to look at 'England's Grievance Discovered', a 1655 book by Ralph Gardiner, which includes details of the event. Their story is online here: itv.com/news/tyne-tees…

I was lucky enough to have a behind the scenes look at the team filming this segment when they visited us. A fab watch for anyone interested in witchcraft or the history of Newcastle 🧙‍♀️ ✨

This map from our Map Collection shows Newcastle and Gateshead in 1770. If you were planning a trip to the city in 1770 this map may have been useful, and many of the streets can still be walked today. Find more of our maps here: cdm21051.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… [Map158] #EYAJourneys

#ThrowbackThursday Ever wondered what used to be on the site of the INTO Building? Here's a throwback to 60 years ago and Haymarket and Plough Hotels which previously stood on Percy Street. Find more Uni Archive photos of Percy St on CollectionsCaptured: cdm21051.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec…*

Our Bradshaw Collection contains over 900 17th Century books, most notably, over 60 relating to the English Civil War, including of local interest 'The Taking of Gateshead Hill: And Blockng up of Newcastle'. Explore the whole collection of Library Search: libsearch.ncl.ac.uk/primo-explore/…

A mini palaeography challenge for #LetterWritingDay with these fab #Leicester postcards, sent in 1923. You can browse the digitised collection on our caralogue: specialcollections.catalogue.dmu.ac.uk/records/L/005 @librarydmu Visit Leicester Explore Your Archive Archive Hashtag dmuleicester PostcardsFromThePast

#OTD in 1666, shortly after midnight, the Great Fire of London began in a bakery on Pudding Lane. The fire raged for four days, destroying much of the medieval City of London. This item from our map collection shows the extent of the devastation.

#Discover Did you know we have some Daguerreotypes taken by Hugh Lee Pattinson of the 1st known photos of Niagara Falls & the Clifton Hotel, taken 1840. In this one you can see a figure pictured bottom left - could this be Pattinson himself? Find out more blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/2020/…

This is very exciting Newcastle City Council! We can't wait to see it. Here are some illustrations from the 1800s of the old Butcher Market & the general and vegetable markets (ILL/11/204, ILL/11/205, ILL/11/206). Take a closer look on CollectionsCaptured collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/search…

2024's Heritage Open Days events are fast approaching! This year the Farrell Centre Farrell Centre are offering a tour of some of our University's hidden heritage and an opportunity to make a badge! Find out more about this and other local events here: heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-eve…

😢Here is the much loved tree in happier times with a front row seat at the official opening of Merz Court in May 1965. Photo from the University Archive [NUA/038227/18].

Have you ever wanted to view material from our collections but unsure how to do it? We have an onsite Reading Room open Mon-Fri 10am-4pm. Find out more on our Visit us in Person webpages to find out more ncl.ac.uk/library/specia…

Flambard Press was a small-scale publishing press which focused on new & neglected writers. Find out more about the publisher & the Flambard Press Archive in 'A Northern Legacy: Spotlight on Flambard Press, in memory of Peter Lewis' blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/2024/… English at Newcastle #Ontheblog

Yesterday archivist Jemma led a guided tour around the Sir Terry Farrell designed Life Science Centre as part of local Heritage Open Days events. Find more local events on the #HODs website here, including an Farrell Centre led tour of Newcastle University campus: heritageopendays.org.uk/whats-on/print…

Great to see 'Voice from the Wall: Morden Tower and Newcastle's Poetry Revival' exhibition panels over at the Percy Building English at Newcastle. Definitely go check it out to find out more about the Morden Tower poetry readings & its 1st reading on 16th June 1964 #poetry #poetrylovers