Northumberland Archives

bundle of papers inc. correspondence of the Admiralty regarding status of Bridport harbour and Poole, Dorset, c.1817

telegram from Admiralty ordering extinguishing of navigation lights at Craster harbour, 1 September 1939

letters and papers regarding anti-invasion preparations, 1781, 1795-1808

deeds, plans, legal papers, etc. regarding foreshore and foreshore rights, 1632-1869

legal papers regarding damage caused by ships on shore at North Shields, 1821

correspondence regarding foreshore lights at Newbiggin, 1923-8, and removal of sand from beach, 1904

correspondence regarding coastal erosion at Newbiggan by the Sea, 1954

coastal area map statement, 1964; coastal survey preliminary report, 1964

maps regarding Northumberland Coastal Survey development, 1966

plans of wartime structures along Northumberland coast, 1981; file of Society of County Treasurers (Northern) deputies Group regarding sea defence works, n.d.

volume containing personal memoranda, accounts and official correspondence of Joseph Hedley, excise officer, 1773-1843

correspondence regarding customs affairs principally at Weymouth, 1812-30, inc. regarding cider smuggling

papers and correspondence regarding branch Customs House, North Shields, 1816; 40, two letters regarding payment excise, 1820

letter from Lord Eldon regarding finding Customs Office, North Shields, c.1830

correspondence and acts regarding Tariff Reform League, 1904-10

minute book, Customs House, North Shields, 1815-16; printed satirical letter regarding proposed customs house at Shields, n.d.

sale papers of Tweed Bank Fisheries, 1842

correspondence and licences of Coquet Conservancy Board, 1874-92

offical reports, papers, posters regarding salmon, crab fishing, 1911-12

Coquet salmon conservancy papers, 1916-18

papers regarding dispute over right to auction fish at North Sunderland harbour, 1926; correspondence and printed regulations for ships and fishing boats at North Sunderland harbour, 1926

correspondence of Coquet Conservancy Board, 1921-9

correspondence regarding illegal fishing in Tweed, 1934

correspondence regarding illegal fishing at Goswick Bay, 1936

account book of fish landed at Warkworth, 1770

photographs of North Shields Fish Quay & shipping on rive Tyne, c.1900-10

photographs of fishermen landing salmon at Tweedmouth, c.1910

minute book and report of the river Couquet Salmon Fisheries Conservancy Board, 1879-93; minute books, printed minutes, annual reports and year books, rules, correspondence, and reports of the Tyne Salmon Fishery Conservancy Board, 1861-1947

two photographs of Cullercoate fisherwoman, n.d.

lease of fishing rights in Hartley, 1587

photograph of Alnmouth fishermen, c.1910

papers regarding formation of South Tyne Association for prevention of poaching, 1834, and copy report of Tyne Fisheries Commissioners and account, 1851

Tyne Salmon Conservancy letters and papers inc. minutes, 1893, 1898

plan of Benwell Old Fishery, c.1800

paper regarding meeting of the Coquet Salmon Fisheries Association

papers regarding Cheswick fisheries, 1926, 1929

deed regarding Tweed fisheries at Berwick, 1709

assessment of fisheries in the Tweed, 1879-1904

list of fishing boats requested at Blyth in 1897

papers regarding launching of sea-fisheries vessel, the Sir John Craster , 1973

minute book of River Coquet Fishery Board, 1921-50

reports of Northumberland SCA Fishers Committee, 1990

accounts and valuations of Robert Grey & Co., herring curers, Craster, 1865-70

papers relating to fishing bank house, 1888-1921

copy of plan of Holy Island Salmon fishery and adjacent land, 1839

list of the value of the permits in the National Fishery signed by George James, c.1720

deeds of Abstell Stell fishery at Berwick, 1641-1828

deed regarding Berwick and Tweed fisheries, 1352

deeds, plans and papers regarding herring industry at Beadnell, 1788 - twentieth century

tithes for fish at Seaton Deleval, n.d.

misc. letters and papers inc. petition regarding fishermen's protections from naval press, 1770, 1778

letters by George Douglas of Berwick regarding Berwick Fishery Bill, 1770-2

letters and papers regarding Tweed fisheries bill, 1770-1

letter with abstract of title to Whitesand and Needle Eye fisheries, 1765 (also see 12)

case, correspondence and lawsuit papers regarding alleged infringement by Tweed Fisheries Act and Greenwich Hospital's ancient salmon fishery at Scremerston, 1830

plan of coast from Queen Elizabeth Pier & Spital to Goswick showing shiels, stakenets, rocks, c.1824; report, etc. regarding shiels at Scremerston washed away, 1852, and comment on New Tweed Acts, 1865

postcard of Blyth fisherwoman, c.1900

legal papers regarding mussel bed disturbance, 1894

report on Scottish herring fishing, 1838

(collection currently being catalogued), two volumes of trading accounts of the Disko Bay whaling vessel, 1783-1802

bank note illustrating the Brig O'War sailing ship, at North Shields, 1840

eight sketch books of Edward Hodgson, c.1874-97, inc. many maritime subjects of the Tyne

collection of paintings, prints, photographs of Blyth ships and harbour, nineteenth century

photograph of vessel loading stone at Craster, c.1905

photograph of a Napoleonic `man of war' on fire on the Tyne, c.1910

copies of old photographs of Blyth inc. lifeboat and other boats, ferries of early twentieth century

travel diaries of Sir Charles and Lady Monck to the continent inc. to Germany, Venice, Greece, Sicily, 1804-31, with references to voyages

ts of account by Sir Charles Monck of voyage from Cephalonia to Plymouth, c.1804-6

travel diaries of Miss Isabella Cooke recounting journeys to Madeira, Spain and Portugal, 1839-40

photocopy of emigrant's journal of voyage to Australia by Alex. C. MacCracken, 1849

journal of Robert John Smith's voyage to South Africa, 1860

`notes on my passage from Shields to Malta', 1880

journals by G.G. Butler of travels to India, 1887-8, inc. voyage to Bombay, illustrated with photographs and ink sketches

River Tyne Keelman's bond, 24 December 1795

Bill regarding survey undertaken by Greenwich Hospital about the parish of Simonburn, 1808

burial accounts of seamen found on Screwmerston and Cheswick sands, 1834

merchant ships' agreement and crew lists for ships registered at North Shields, Berwick and Blyth, 1863-1913

master mariner's certificate of Peter Julius Sorenson of Sussex Street, Blyth, 18 December 1868

master's certificate, shipping federation duplication ticket, apprenticeship indenture, 1909, and extract from return of death, Koster of South Shields, 1888-1917

apprenticeship indenture of Edward Major, 1844 and seamen's certificates of discharge from the Wrights 1855, the Farragon , 1859

misc. papers relating to the navy comprising 19, copy warrant to search for missing seamen, 8 April 1706; 21, petition of John Hanniver, master of HMS Worcester to Sir George Byng, requesting employment with information regarding four ships

parliamentary speech on navy, n.d.

`copy book of votes' in the House of Commons, 1674-9, inc. assessment for upkeep of navy, 1664-72

letter from Thomas Fenwick to Sir M.W. Ridley regarding navy quota act, 1795

letters and bills, 1792-1804, inc. relating to payment of bills for army and navy outfit

papers regarding Army & Navy offices, 1755-62

correspondence inc. naval letters with references to Collingwood and Admiral Roddam, 1789-1803

photocopies of copy diary and letters of Sir George Bingham relating to HMS Northumberland 1815-21

copy of death record in ship sunk by enemy off Southwold, 1917

logbook and journal of Lieut. H.J. Middleton, midshipman, 1896-9; photographs of war manoeuvre, pre-1914

lines of battle for naval engagement, 1719

correspondence and papers of Capt. Thomas Riddell of the Admiral Pocock frigate, relating to incident at Cochin, China, March - November 1765

appointment of George Delval, third Lieut. aboard the Lenox 1693

Commonplace Book with assessment for Tyenmouthshire, 1635

escheators books inc. county assessment, 1639

note of redemption of man from 25 years slavery in Barbary who had been born in Woodhorn parish in 1701

photograph of jetty for tar and benzole shipments, Eston, c.1935-8

plans, elevations regarding proposed stone and wooden piers at Seaton Sluice, n.d.

plans of proposed piers at Seaton Sluice by W. Chapman, 1826

bill regarding enlarging Scarborough pier and harbour, 1732

, papers regarding the Craster family and Craster harbour, with photographs, c.1900

Northern part of Great Britain (Lifeboat) Acts, 1779-1815

bundle of letters mainly from Henry Greathead to Sir John E. Swinburne regarding building of lifeboats in South and North Shields and elsewhere, January - November 1798, April 1801 - October 1802

photocopies of papers relating to Blyth lifeboats in 1867

plans regarding proposed extension of causeway for Tynemouth lifeboat station, twentieth station

papers regarding Tynemouth life-boat station centenary, 1962

service sheet celebrating 150 anniversary of RNLI, 1974

photograph of the launching of the lifeboat at Berwick, n.d.

lifeboat scenes

sixteen deeds, 1557-1839, inc. relating to lighthouse at Tynemouth

Act for erection of two new lighthouses at North Shields, 1805 (see 352 for Tynemouth)

correspondence, plan and report regarding Farne Islands lighthouses, 1807

printed poem The Eddystone Lighthouse with account of early lighthouses

abstract of letters patent regarding lighthouse at Tynemouth

Act regarding collection of money given by merchants for shipwrecked mariners at Leghorn, 1737

copy of correspondence regarding case of claim to wrecks driven onto Scremerston Shore, 1765-9, with legal opinions, Directors' minute etc of Greenwich Hospital

Haggerston family account book regarding Norham manor and shipwreck, payment of salvage money for wrecks off Cheswick, Scremerston, Fenwick, Beal, Goswick, 1775-1820

letter regarding wreck of bottle vessel, 1803

dispute regarding payment for unloading wrecked Thetis 1829

drawing of wreck off river Tyne from Illustrated London News , 1881

judgement in Arrow Shipping Co. versus T.I.C. regarding removal of wreck of the Crystal, 1894

agreement of ship owners and masters of North Shields for benefit association, 1790-1816

log books of the Fairy,1855-6, Daisy 1857-62, coal barques

merchant masters certificate of Arthur Scott of North Shields, 7 Feburary 1852

Cowpen & North Seaton Coal Company agreements about shipping coal, 1838+

articles for establishing free quays at Stockton, 1683

letters regarding shipping to India, 1816, shipping in Weymouth, 1792, 1811-12

letter regarding proposed Parliamentary Bill on rates of pilotage in Thames and effects on Dover boatmen, 1818

letters regarding inquiry into British shipping, 1830

printed paper regarding Aire & Calder Navigation and its case versus Leeds & Selby railway bill, 1830

Admiralty Chart, Hartlepool-St Abb's Head, 1831-66

letters inc. from Bird Salvage & Bird shipping agents to USA to J.E. Blackett, 1755-7

six volumes of invoice books of coal cargoes in & out, 1742-86

eighteenth-century bound notes and transcripts on ballast shore cases for and against Newcastle Corporation of c.1670

accounts books, vouchers and papers of Sir Mathew White and Anthony Pearson, executors of William Johnson, 1747-60, inc. accounts of several ships registered at Blythe and elsewhere, 1751

statement of accounts of voyages of SS Angerton [or Mangerton ] 1880-96

land agent's letters regarding shipping Seaton Sluice Harbour, 1754+

papers regarding Seaton Harbour & shipping, 1752+

photographs of oil tankers, c.1925 [missing]

Willington Estate & Tyne Iron Shipping Company papers, c.1920

deeds of purchases of ships, 1696-1740

letters from and about Thomas Trotter, captain of the Society ,1771-3

books and papers of Breyen, Richardson & Co., ships chandlers, Blyth, 1886-1940

fragments of invoice book with details of goods shipped from Leith, North Berwick, Eyemouth, etc., 1713-18

land agent's letters inc. 9, press gangs and privateers, 1778-9, anti-invasion arrangements, 1798; 23, comparison between Blyth and Seaton harbour, 1797, wreck of bottle sloop on Suffolk coast, 12 November 1798; 24, capture of the Seaton by

photocopy of extracts from Captain Cook's logbook of 1768-70

Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, test; with Merchant Shipping Act, 1900, at back

photograph of cast of rubber trade at Darlington for the Queen Mary,c.1934-8

photographs of new flour mill and Quayside extension, Newcastle, c.1935-8

Book of Orders of the Committee of the Reciprocal Policy with Brokers, with shipping losses, Monkwearmouth, 1801-9

two albums of ships charters, Blyth shipbrokers, 1870-2, 1883-95

accounts regarding building and repairing various sloops, 1767-79

letters regarding Parliamentary Bill regulating shipbuilding in India, 1814

reports and notes on number and building costs of ships inc. in USA, 1824-6

patent for invention of improvements to steam shipping, 1834

agreement to report and make watertight ship Hopeful Dorothy of Newcastle, 1677

photographs of shipbuilding yards in North East, 1935-58

programme of Royal Visit to Tyneside Shipbuilders, 1917

papers relating to Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., c.1876-1928

labour account for named ships, Central Shipyard, Hartlepool, 1898-1924

copy of plan of Blyth shipyard copied from plan made in 1955

two album of photographs of Walker Shipyard, c.1878-90 (see NRO.1419, index)

deeds and papers regarding shipyard at North Shields, 1812-82

legal papers regarding subsidence damage to Messrs. Smith's quay, North Shields, 1843-8

correspondence regarding Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Co., 1914-20

apprenticeship indenture to Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., 1921

roll of blueprints of the Coquet Mouth dredger, 1926

measured drawings of Buildings, Neptune, Works, Low Walker, 1977

notes regarding Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company Shipyard, Willington Quay, twentieth century

papers inc. referring to shipbuilding at Blyth, ??

deed of insurance by Union Association, 1786

bill of sale of the Rose 1712

deed regarding ownership of the Jennison 1734

certificate by Robert Briggs regarding ownership of the Robert and Margaret , 1793

bill of sale of the Guardian, 1803

bills of sale of the Eleanor 1820, 1825, account book voyages, 1812-14, bill of sale of the Resolution 1818

bill of sale of the Robert 1826

photocopies inc. list of shipowners on rivers Tyne, Wear and Blyth, c.1830

papers regarding Commercial Steam Packet Company (London-Boulogne), 1840-4

photograph of the Marghern freight vessel, in dry dock for repair, Wallsend, c.1934-8

photograph of repair work, Smiths Dock Co. Ltd, Newcastle, 1935-8

shipping registers of Berwick Upon Tweed, 1824-1910; register of fishing boats of Berwick upon Tweed, 1869-1922

registry certificate of the John Wright 18 January 1866

certificate of registration of the Express of Alnmouth, 1825

registers of vessels and cargoes discharged and loaded at Blyth, 1924-49, 1949-66

seven letters and fragments inc. regarding Baltic trade, mid-sixteenth century, a frigate, 1568

bundles of letters to Thomas Wallace inc. 1,5,6 letters regarding East India Company trade, 1812-13; 2/1-62, inc. naval news, 1812; 13/1-7, letters regarding Parliamentary Bill regulating trade with India, 1814; 21, letters about foreign timber tr

Rotterdam letter book of John Blackett, 1708-9, with documents in Dutch, 1709-10 and misc. letters, 1709-13

misc. papers inc. note of East India Company affairs, 1767

petitions to Merchant Adventurers, c.1740

three volumes of notes on Foreign Trade Committee, 1820

misc. papers Blyth commerce and trade inc. 4/1-7, journals of disbursements and receipts of Blyth sailings and cargoes, 1754-1811; 5, registers of ships' names, port of origin, masters names, etc., 1790-4; 6/1, letter book, 1811-15; 7/1, two ledge

papers and correspondence regarding trade to Baltimore, USA, 1753-1821, inc. trading account, 1760

Resolutions from Committee of Whole House on Corn Trade, 1874

ledger of William Ord, merchant, of Lisbon trade, 1742-5

declaration by William Hay of Alnmouth regarding regulation of import and export of corn, 1791

letter seeking permission for export of books to France, c.1813

The Case of the Merchants of England trading to the Levant Seas, n.d. (poor condition)

Reasons against the importation of foreign silks manufactured in the loom and wrought with Gold or Silver, n.d.

survey of 17 saltpans, South Shields, 1761, 1769

deeds Blyth salt pans, 1715-31

agreement regarding E. Sleekburn salt pans, 1729

papers regarding legal case of salt at South Shields, 1713

land agent's letters, accounts and papers regarding Hartley salt pans, 1752+

writ regarding ownership of Blyth salt pans and mines, early seventeenth century

deed regarding salt pans at Blithes Nok, 1576

deed regarding saltworks, 1771

deed regarding North Shields saltpans, 1675

agreement regarding Ford and Gatherick saltpans, 1760

copy royal grant for Jarrow saltpans, 1617

tracing of a salt manufactory, n.d.

sacrament certificate of W. Winter, salt duty officer, 1709

legal papers regarding bankruptcy of salt merchant, Amble, 1790

lease for saltpans etc. Seaton Delaval, Hartley, Horton and Black Callerton, 1683

receipts, petitions, letter, agreement, etc. regarding saltpans of Newminster, Blyth and Seaton Delaval, etc. 1579-1605

cash journal inc. details of sales of salt at Seaton Delaval, 1772-3

ledger of Hartley saltpans, etc. 1784-5

deeds regarding saltpans etc. in Cowpen, 1569-73

deeds of saltpans, North Shields, 1704-1816

account of Hartley salt pans, 1744-6, 1752-61

papers regarding Hartley saltworks, 1749-1803

papers regarding salt cargoes and duties, n.d.

account book with references to saltpans at Hartley, 1753-5

notebooks relating to wreck at Bamburgh, 1762-7, payments for burials, 1763, accounts of payments, 1859-64;

journals of weather conditions regarding wrecks, 1772-81;

accounts relating to the harbour, 1809-1931, inc. dues account books, 1843-56, labour accounts, 1872-3, dredging crews wages notebook, 1908, harbour works account book, 1908, herring and fish landings register, 1909-31, North Sunderland receipts b

three bundles of papers relating to Sunderland Harbour, 1781-1880

bundle of papers of Dr John Sharp inc. letters referring to the coast, signals, lighthouse, guns, etc., 1775-81

correspondence and papers relating to Tweed fisheries, 1729-1924

case and opinion of J. Scarlett on the jurisdiction for appointment of North Sunderland pilot and dues, May 1825

prospectus of Tyne Dock Co., 1838

deeds, plans, photographs and papers regarding building of harbours at Beanell, 1788-1909 and Craster, 1853-1938, and regarding coastguard station and lighthouse at Beadnell, 1828-1924

Warkworth Harbour Act, 1847, 1893, Radcliffe Quay extensions, c.1890

deeds regarding Dunstan wharves, 1687+

deeds regarding Newcastle docks, 1794-1807

sketch plan of North Blyth quay, 1839

Warkworth harbour bills, 1894, 1901

sale catalogue riverside sites and quays, N'cle, 1889

deeds of quays near Scotswood, 1805

legal papers and correspondence regarding Warkworth harbour, 1833-47

petition regarding extension of quay at South Shields, 1840

mortgage of Seaton Sluice harbour, 1771

deed Seaton Delaval and Hartley harbours, 1684

deeds regarding Delaval harbours, 1771

collection of local Acts inc. for construction of Northumberland Docks at Coble Dean, 1846

Act for improvement of river Wear and Sunderland Harbour, eighteenth century

Act for North Shields Railway Company branch to public quay on Tyne, 1845; Act for improvement of harbour at Blyth and railway from Blyth Docks, 1854

Local Act for letting of Ballast Quay, Lime Kiln Shore, North Shields, 1831

Act for regulating port of Newcastle maintaining river police, 1845; Act for making wet docks at Jarrow Slake, 1839

Act for loading ships with coal at port of Newcastle, 1810

plans of Blyth dry docks and Shipyard alterations, 1946, n.d.

River Darling, Berwick Harbour Commissioners schedule of deeds, correspondence, legal papers, 1886-93

lease, correspondence, etc. Craster harbour, 1911-19

two volumes containing Acts of Parliament regarding docks and railways, 1830-75

books regarding Tyne docks, industries, shipyards, staithes, etc. 1883, 1909

plans of Coquet harbour, 1842, Willington docks, n.d., Tyenmouth and Cullercoats, 1838

plans of Craster harbour, 1908, n.d., 1919, 1915

photographs, plans, newspaper cuttings relating to Blyth harbour, 1858-1930, ninteeenth century

bird's eye view of Blyth harbour, etc. c.1910

maps of Blyth dry docks, 1955

Blyth shipyard extension, 1955

sketch plan of harbour [?on river Wear], early nineteenth century

indenture maps showing Link End Quay, Blyth, 1840, 1850

printed bill relating to Craster Harbour, 1905

measured drawing of Tyne Dock Staiths Approach, 1977

prospectus and other material regarding proposed Docks and Morpeth and Shields Direct Railway, 1852-3

papers regarding Blyth harbour, 1855-1945

papers regarding Seaton Sluice Yacht harbours, 1911

papers, minutes, etc. Blyth harbour commissioners, 1911

coal and coke trimming tariff for the Tyne ports, Blyth and Amble, 1913

rules and regulations of the Tyne and Wear Docks and Blyth Harbour transport workers employment assoc., April 1919

memo. of procedure of the Tyne Wear and Blyth Ports Transport Workers Local Joint Committees, Feburary 1921

Report of North of England Steamship Owners Association on port facilities in the Tyne and at Blyth, 14 March 1924

memorandums of agreements between the National Amalgamated Union of Labour and the North East Coast Council of Port Labour Employees, 5 December 1921 - 2 July 1923

leases of Seaton Harbour, 1793, 1794

Amble Harbour Commissioners' Records, nineteenth - twentieth centuries

Warkworth harbour tide work book, 1843, 1873-4

maps and plans of Warkworth Harbour, 1838-1900

bundle of documents regarding construction and repair of Warkworth Harbour, 1836-1902

contract for building breakwater piers at the entrance of river Coquet, 1839

Acts of Parliament regarding Warkworth Harbour, 1847-93

invoices issued by Blyth Harbour Commission to Wm Campbell, Blyth, for rental of land and drainage and haulage charges, 1947-8

plan of shipping at Low Lights, North Shields, n.d.

three navigation plans for river Tyne, n.d.

profit and loss account in copy letter book of the Mally and Jenny ,1752-4

letters from Thomas Cockburn to his brother John aboard HMS Cornwallis in Rio de Janiero and aboard HMS Drake at St John's with descriptions of voyages to the Americas, 17 March 1815, 21 July 1819

bond in £200 of Edward Simmons of North Shields, master mariner, to John Simmons of Kenstone and others regarding the Fraternity, later Providence and Mary 14 February 1780

certificate of Berwick Harbour Commission to Robert Harvey to act as Harbour Pilot, 1826

minute book of Wishbeck Steamship Company, 1901-1919

catalogues of Hughes, Blocklow and Co. Ltd, 1915, 1917

memorandum regarding ships lost in storm off Northumberland coast, 1673

plan of Tweedmouth/Spittal tramway showing Tweedmouth shipyard, 1844

papers regarding damage caused by the Brothericks to a North Shields house 1859-61

copy petition for quay to be built at North Shields, 1798

papers, inc. receipts, accounts, agreements, insurance policies, correspondence, plans, mariner apprenticeship agreements, regarding Seaton Sluice Shipping, 1719-1826, also inc. naval ship's logbook in the Mediterranean, December 1719 - October 17

account sheet of items purchased for a voyage, 18 January - 1 March 1713

note of delivery by Master John Smith of the John 1786

 legal papers regarding damage caused by ships on shore at North Shields, 1821

accounts of Broomhill Collieries (Shipping) Ltd, 1895-1955

papers regarding the Coquet Mouth dredger, 1924-36

register of Norwegian ships entering Warkworth Harbour, 1906-43

account of voyage to south America, 1869

arrival and departures books of Warkworth harbour vessels, 1870-88

logbooks of Coquet Mouth dredger, 1930-4

logbook of SS Broomhill 1921-2

logbook of SS Amble and SS Miervaldis 1925, 1941-8

microfilm index to The Crew takements [Agreements?] and Official Logbooks, 1563 1913, held at the County Record Offices of the British Isles

declarations and transfers from Warkworth Harbour Commissioners

two letters from John Ridley at Plymouth, to his father, 21-9 September 1825, with description of Plymouth, comparison with Portsmouth, particularly regarding an Inspection, the Band, Docks

Notice to men called up under the National Service Acts,c. 1940

volume of misc. papers relating to Morpeth inc. letter regarding African slave trade, 1771

petition to Parliament of owners and masters of ships concerned in the coal trade, late 17c - e18c

ten documents regarding affairs of Trinity House and reforming attempts, 1836

agreement of Merchant Adventurers Company with Trinity House, 1769

interrogation of Masters, Pilots and Seamen of Trinity House, 1670-1

bill of lading for Cowpen Coll. coals by Dolphin & Whitby, 1822

charter of the Robin Hood from Warkworth, 1846

minute book of the Blyth Steam Tug Co., 1891-1908

misc. books and papers regarding Blyth shipping trade, 1858-1947

papers regarding the Bedlington steamship, c.1841-6

account book and seamen's wages book of the Ancient Promise of Blyth, brig, 1871-7

HMS Wellesley Training School, Blyth: log book 1948-56.