Kielder Viaduct Catalogue of Archive Material
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Kielder Viaduct Catalogue of archive material This catalogue was compiled between August 2013 and January 2014 for the Kielder Viaduct Heritage Project. It details who holds what and where it can be found, including catalogue reference numbers, copyright information, credits and acknowledgements. The Project would like to thank the many archivists and agencies who have assisted in helping to create this catalogue, including staff from Northumberland Estates. The Kielder Viaduct Heritage Project and its sponsoring body Kielder Water & Forest Park Development Trust is not licensed to grant use of this material to third-parties for their own purposes. Users will need to apply for permission from the depositors and/or copyright holders directly. For more information about the Kielder Viaduct and the heritage of the North Tyne Valley visit www.visitkielder.com/ourhistory Kielder History Group Where held Source Subject Date Catalogue no. Copyright Forestry Commission, Bellingham Office Photograph Viaduct, river and Easter 1979 K633/B2 V Blankenburgs, B&W cottages Stamp on reverse: C.B. Studios, 6 Centre Court, The Photograph Viaduct and river Easter 1979 B633/A4 Oval, Brookfield, B&W Middlesbrough 01642 595547 (Untraced) Photograph Viaduct (part) road and Unassigned B&W Viaduct Lodge Photograph View downstream from These images in S12 P89 B&W parapet same album of labelled images of prospective sites for Kielder Reservoir project. Photograph View from parapet to S12 P18 B&W road and cottages Photograph Viaduct, Viaduct Lodge S14 P20 V Blankenburgs, B&W and road Photograph Viaduct, Viaduct Lodge 5.9.1949 VB 899 B&W with tree and grass in *18849 *Images have a front separate ‘Beamish’ number. Photograph Viaduct and Viaduct 5.9.1949 VB 800 B&W Lodge from road *18851 junction Northumberland & Newcastle Society Photograph Viaduct from the air Professor G E M colour taken before flooding of Hallet reservoir Address on reverse of images. Photograph Viaduct from the air 1982 colour taken just after flooding of reservoir Plan Conveyance document Unknown showing extent of ownership with more detailed and larger- scale insert of Viaduct Photograph Passenger steam train 1953 E E Smith colour crossing Viaduct Drawing Detail of elevation 1974-77 Job number 641 Frederick Gibberd & drawing, Scale 1:2500 Drawing number Partners, 8 Percy 191 Street, London W1 Plans Set of plans relating to 1974-77 Babtie Shaw and the ‘Protection to Piers’ Morton project. Consulting Civil and Structural Engineers 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow G2 7HX Tender/contract Hardback contractor’s copy March 1979 Northumberland and of Preservation measures to Newcastle Society Kielder Viaduct. Contains form of tender, conditions of contract, specification and bills of quantities. Between Northumberland and Newcastle Society, Wimpey construction UK and R T James & Partners, Consulting Civil Engineers. Supplemental agreement with Northumbrian Water Authority. List of signatories and large site plan with description of works. Dossier Extensive collection of March 1979- detailed documentation December relating to ‘Preservation 1980 Measures to Kielder Viaduct’. Booklet Promotional 12-page Unknown Published by booklet outlining the Northumbrian Water. Kielder Project. Page 12 Copy held by refers to archaeology Northumberland and and Kielder Viaduct Newcastle Society Estimate letter Estimate from J G Batey 5th May 1990 Copy held by & Sons to fix Viaduct Northumberland and plaque onto pier, Newcastle Society previously sited on parapet but subject to vandalism. Letter Letter from Sir Rupert 12 th June Original held by Spier MP, offering to 1989 Northumberland and cover cost of legal fees Newcastle Society to transfer ownership to N&N Society Collection of The installation of footpath August 1982- letters, bills, and steps up to Viaduct from 83 car park by 10 British Trust receipts and for Conservation Volunteers Plan attached plans from 8 th to 16 th April 1983 to letter dated who were lodged at the 24th January Bothy. 1983 Receipts include supply of larch, installation of cooker and reconnection of electricity, donation of £50 by Sir Rupert Spier, £300 grant from Countryside Commission. Correspondence relating to the official opening of steps on Saturday 25 th June 1983 at 3.15pm. Report Report for 1992 AGM 1992 lamenting lack of (N&N archive signage, an application holds many for permission to abseil other reports (declined) and noting prepared for that British Rail had AGMs). recently put on the market ten viaducts in northern region – just as N&N were trying to find someone to take on the Kielder Viaduct. Deeds Copy of photocopy of 9th May 1968 the deeds of conveyance of the Viaduct to Colonel Richard Burn, Professor Brian Hackett and Sir Rupert Spier. The Heritage Centre at Bellingham Postcard colour Viaduct 1904-07 P2003.43.15 NRO also hold Published by B&W negative Richardson & Co, Hexham Postcard colour Kielder Castle 1904-07 P2003.43.16 Image V Blankenburgs, Postcard B & W Kielder Castle and edge P2003.43.17 Published by Jarrold of Border Forest Park and Sons, Ltd Image V Blankenburgs, Postcard B & W Kielder Castle, W P Postmarked P2004.44.3 W P Collier/Heritage Collier 1904 Centre Postcard colour Viaduct and Viaduct P2004.43.14 Mrs I Smith, Hexham Lodge W.I. Postcard colour Viaduct and Viaduct 1970s Kielder Viaduct V Blankenburgs, Lodge 1970s postcard VBlankenburgs Postcard B & W Kielder School with 1935. P2003.39.22 W P Collier/Heritage Viaduct in background, Postmarked Centre W P Collier 1939 Postcard B & W Viaduct and river, W P P2004.42.46 W P Collier/Heritage Collier Centre Postcard B & W Viaduct. Original P2004.44.17 Walter Benton, ‘Unique’ series postcard Newcastle Postcard B & W Postcard of Kielder with Postmarked P2004.44.16 All images WP collage of 7 1935 Collier from rare photographs postcard from the Stan Owen Collection Postcard B & W Postcard of Kielder with Undated P2013.67 All images WP Scan only collage of five Collier from rare photographs. postcard from the Ged Short Collection Postcard B & W Undated P2013.68 Photographer Scan only unknown. Postcard from the Ged Short Collection Photograph B & W Viaduct P2003.37.23 E E Smith Postcard B & W Kielder Glen, viewed P2004.43.7 W P Collier image from Viaduct, W P used on postcard Collier published by E Dobbin Postcard B & W Viaduct with river in P2003.27.4 W P Collier/Heritage foreground, W P Collier Centre Postcard B & W Kielder School with P2003.27.35 W P Collier/Heritage Viaduct in background, Centre W P Collier Postcard B & W Viaduct (in distance), P2003.33.7 W P Collier/Heritage cottages and building Centre materials, W P Collier Postcard B & W Reedsmouth Viaduct P2003.37.19 W P Collier/Heritage (useful for comparison), Centre W P Collier Photograph B & W Reedsmouth Viaduct P2003.37.26 E E Smith with smaller bridge in front (useful for comparison) Photograph B & W View from Kielder P2004.43.1 W P Collier image School with Viaduct in used on postcard distance, W P Collier published by E Dobbin Photograph B & W Kielder Castle, W P 1920/1 P2004.43.3 W P Collier/Heritage Collier Centre Photograph B & W View from Kielder P2004.62.103 W P Collier/Heritage School with Viaduct in Centre distance, W P Collier Photograph B & W Viaduct, Viaduct Lodge, Kielder Viaduct Unknown (presumed shed and telegraph pole 010771 PS V Blankenburgs) (Marc’s disc) Photograph B & W Viaduct and Viaduct Kielder Viaduct and Unknown (presumed Lodge bothy V Blankenburgs) (Mark’s disc) Photograph B & W Viaduct, Viaduct Lodge, Kielder Viaduct and Unknown (presumed tree and river bothy V Blankenburgs) Vblankenburgs 150949 (Mark’s disc) Northumberland Record Office, Woodhorn, Ashington N/A Photograph B & W Border forest conifer nd c1950 NRO 02722/1/124 plantations, showing V Blankenburgs Kielder Viaduct in distance. Photograph B & W Commemorative nd c1969 NRO 02722/1/624 plaque, attached to one NRO 1691/8/86 of piers of Viaduct Photograph B & W Viaduct, Viaduct Lodge, 1967 NRO 02722/1/574 road and shed Photograph B & W Viaduct and river nd c1960 NRO 02722/1/976 Photograph B & W View from Viaduct to nd c1960 NRO 02722/1/926 housing now submerged. Photograph B & W Aerial view of Bakethin NRO 3451/c/4/1 Turners showing Viaduct, Photography, Kielder village and Camera House surrounding forest. Pink Lane Newcastle NE1 5HT Transparency Viaduct with road Nov 1971 NRO 1691/8/87 Angus Parker colour leading under it Collection 35mm negative Viaduct nd c1970 NRO 02722/10/764 35mm negative Viaduct nd c1970 NRO 02722/10/898 35mm negative Viaduct nd c1970 NRO 02722/10/965 35mm B&W Viaduct NRO 02722/10/764 Unknown (presumed negative of V Blankenburgs) postcard held by Heritage Centre at Bellingham 35mm B&W Viaduct, Viaduct Lodge NRO 02722/10/898 W P Collier negative and street in lane (caption Kielder Viaduct 2011) 35mm B&W Viaduct (caption Kielder NRO 02722/10/965 W P Collier negative Viaduct 2463) Letters Extensive series of 1966-1976 NRO 3048/4 Colonel Richard S letters detailing the Burn’s papers Newspaper campaign to save the (Chairman of clippings about Viaduct from demolition. Bellingham Parish the campaign Colonel Richard S Burn Council) Sir Rupert Spier MP NJ 26thFeb1966 Prof Brian Hackett HC 10thJan1966 Prof W Fisher Cassie (or HC 10thJune1966) Civic Trust for NE HC 20 th June 1969 th The Victorian Society HC 11 Mar1977 Forestry Commission Northumberland CC Invitation to the N/land and Newcastle opening ceremony Duke of N/land’s office Sir James Knott Trust SPAB CBA National Trust N/brian Water Authority National Railway Museum, York Photograph B & W Viaduct, road, car and 1958 DS071084-59609 five young children Northumbrian Water Authority, Horsley, Newcastle on Tyne Newsletter History of Border May 1976 Copies held by No printed details of Kielder News Counties Railway, Kielder residents ownership of images includes decision to or copyright extend line from the arrangements.