Kielder Viaduct Catalogue of archive material

This catalogue was compiled between August 2013 and January 2014 for the 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 Estates.

The Kielder Viaduct Heritage Project and its sponsoring body & 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, 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 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,

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. Belling Burn to Riccarton Junction via Kielder.

Newsletter Graham Wilson, March 1977 Copies held by No printed details of Kielder News engineer at Kielder and Kielder residents ownership of images painter, lived at Viaduct or copyright Cottage. arrangements.

Newsletter Kenneth Marks, MP, June 1978 Copies held by No printed details of Kielder News Parliamentary Under Kielder residents ownership of images Secretary of State for or copyright the Environment. arrangements. Caption gives further details.

Newsletter Planning permission for March 1979 Copies held by V Blankenburgs Kielder News protection work to the Kielder residents piers of the Viaduct.

Newsletter Bakethin Reservoir June 1979 Copies held by Kielder News nature conservation Kielder residents area with reference to using the Viaduct as means of access for fishermen and walkers.

Newsletter Notice of contract to June 1979 Copies held by Kielder News Wimpey Construction Kielder residents for work to protect the Viaduct from June to September, detailing costs.

Newsletter Restoration work to the September Copies held by Kielder News Viaduct, especially the 1979 Kielder residents concrete protection to the piers and the waterproofing of the deck.

Newsletter Completion of December Copies held by Kielder News restoration of Viaduct 1979 Kielder residents detailing conservation work.

Newsletter Work delayed on one December Copies held by Kielder News pier owing to nesting 1979 Kielder residents pairs of dippers and mallards.

Newsletter February sunshine March 1981 Copies held by Kielder News photograph of Viaduct Kielder residents with tip of waters from Bakethin Reservoir at its base.

Photograph B&W Aerial view of Kielder, 17/9/1973 A206351 BKS Surveys Ltd, and Photographic Viaduct before Division, held at NW construction of reservoir Horsley

Photograph colour Aerial view of reservoir 18/05/1981 105_249_3 Northumbria and forest with Kielder AirFotos, 23 Ingram Village and Viaduct in Av, Fawdon, foreground Newcastle NE3 2BR Tel: 0191 2854625

Photograph B&W Aerial view of reservoir 19/05/1981 105_B429_4 and forest with Kielder Viaduct in foreground

The National Archives, Kew

Correspondence Ministry of Transport and successors, MT 6/24/47 The National and papers. Railway Divisions: Correspondence and Archives Papers. : to Kielder. 7 references to the construction of Kielder Viaduct. 1 Jan - 31 Dec 1861

Maps

Map Old Series 80 - Cheviot Hills & Kielder 1868 -1869 Cassini Historical Water (1868 - 1869), 1-50,000 ISBN 978-1-84736-017-5 Map Revised New Series 080 - Cheviot Hills 1901 Cassini Historical & Kielder Water (1901) ISBN 978-1-84736-367-1

Map Popular Edition 80 - Cheviot Hills & 1925 -1926 Cassini Historical Kielder Water (1925 - 1926), 1-50,000 ISBN 978-1-84736-208-7 Map (collection) A 1:50,000 set is available that includes • Old Series - 1862-1869 • Revised New Series - 1901-1904 • Popular Edition - 1925-1926 • New Popular Edition - 1947 • OS Landranger - Present Day Map Ordnance Survey 6" County Series First 1866 Ordnance Survey Edition, (1:10,560).

Map Ordnance Survey 25" County Series 1897 Ordnance Survey Second Edition, (1:2500).

People

Oil on canvas Peter Nicholson, by C1816 NPG 4225 National Portrait James Green (1771- Gallery, London 1834). Designer of the skew system used to construct the Kielder Viaduct.

Engraving Peter Nicholson (1765- 1860 Copyright has 1844) Engraving from expired frontispiece of The guide to railway masonry: containing a complete treatise on the oblique arch, in four parts, (London: E. & F.N. Spon, 1860) Painting Fourth Duke of Collection of the Northumberland Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland

Photograph William Henry Charlton, 1867 P2003.1.83 The Heritage Centre the first chairman of the at Bellingham . He cut the first sod near Hexham on 18 December 1855.

Share certificate Share certificate proving 1855 The Heritage Centre purchase of shares by at Bellingham William Henry Charlton of Hesleyside.

Obituary John Furness Tone January 1882 www.icevirtuallibrary. 1822-1881 completed com/content/article/1 the line. Nephew of 0.1680/imotp.1882.2 Robert Nicholson, first 2011 engineer for the line who died 1855.

Census return Extract from the 1861 1861 ancestry.co.uk Census, showing Subscription needed residents of to access copies of Township, which original documents includes Kielder. Shows the very high proportion of Irish and Scottish labourers involved in construction of railway and probably the Viaduct.

Newspapers (British Library) and local archives

Newspaper article Completion of the final 24 th June Newcastle Journal part of the Border 1862 Counties Railway www.bl.uk/newspapers

Newspaper article Completion of the final 26 th June North and South part of the Border 1862 Shields Gazette Counties Railway www.bl.uk/newspapers

Newspaper ‘Wayside Jottings’ by 7th Feb 1914 Newcastle Journal feature ‘Rambler’ www.bl.uk/newspapers

Newspaper article Campaign to save the 10 th June Hexham Courant Viaduct 1966 Hexham Library microfiche or NRO newspaper archive

Newspaper article Ceremony of the 20 th June Hexham Courant handover of the deeds 1969 to the Viaduct. Hexham Library microfiche or NRO newspaper archive

Newspaper article Council proposes to 11 th March Hexham Courant demolish Viaduct. 1977 Hexham Library microfiche or NRO newspaper archive

Newspaper article Council proposes to 9th June 1978 Hexham Courant demolish Viaduct. Hexham Library microfiche or Northumbria Water archive

Newspaper article Life, Winter 2008-9 Hexham Courant supplement feature about Jonty Hall whose Hexham Library favourite view is from microfiche or NRO the Viaduct parapet. newspaper archive

Newspaper article Finding the old road 9th Dec 1992 Newcastle Journal. under Bakethin Copy also held with reservoir to enable Northumberland and lorries transport material Newcastle Society. to construct three wildlife islands while the level of water had been lowered.

Newspaper article British Rail Property Unknown Newcastle Journal. Board selling redundant Copy held with viaducts.Features Northumberland and Kielder Viaduct on a Newcastle Society map, but details have (but right side has been cropped from inset been cropped). panel.

Newspaper article Comment by Sir Rupert 9th June 1969 Hexham Courant Spier MP outlining his role in the saving of the Hexham Library Viaduct. microfiche or NRO Further comment about newspaper archive lack of signage to the Viaduct.

Blacksmiths’ panels

Newsletter Local Heritage Initiative Issue 1 2003 Kielder Community www.lhi.org.uk newsletter (North East). Trust archive (Barry Noble) Grant of £21,920 for community research and interpretation of Viaduct, culminating in 8 blacksmiths’ panels.

Produced with support from HLF, Nationwide, The Countryside Agency

Newspaper article Blacksmiths creating 26 th April Newcastle Journal. eight decorative 2004 Copy also held with ironwork panels for Northumberland and Viaduct parapet. Newcastle Society (but right side has been cropped).

Newspaper article British Artists 22 nd April Newcastle Journal Blacksmiths Association 2004 Forge In at Kielder Copy held by Castle bringing together Stephen Lunn over 50 blacksmiths to (blacksmith) produce 8 wrought iron panels for Kielder Viaduct based on designs produced by Kielder First School children and community groups. 24 th -25 th April th Newspaper article 2004 26 April Newcastle Journal 2004 Copies held by Northumberland and Newcastle Society and Stephen Lunn (blacksmith)

Newspaper article B & W photocopy 30 th April Hexham Courant section of a full-page 2004 feature about above Hexham Library event. microfiche or NRO newspaper archive

Sketches Four sketches from a Designs held by set of 15 produced by Stephen Lunn, one of children from Kielder master blacksmiths First School and and co-organiser of community groups to the Forge In . inspire the designs for the wrought iron panels The Forge, Red Row, for the viaduct parapet. Northumberland Produced by open NE61 5AU invitation towards the 01670 760264 end of 2003. [email protected]

Digital copies held at the Heritage Centre at Bellingham

Photographs Final installed wrought 2004 Bill Cordaroy iron designs on parapet Old Farm Forge, of viaduct between Back Lane, crenellations. East Ruston, Norwich NR12 9JE Clockwise from top left. oldfarmforge@btinter Stephen Lunn (sheep) net.co Phil Johnson (bee) Peat Oberon (owl) Brian Russell (fish) Adam Booth (shoal) Brian Russell (berries) Chris Topp (locomotive) Pete Hill ()

Article British Artist Blacksmith Summer 2004 Article by James Association (BABA) Spedding, Artist Blacksmith photographs by summer 2004 Robert Elliot magazine, p8-9

Postcards

Postcard colour Viaduct, reservoir and Produced for boats on shore Northumbria Water by DDA Ltd,

Postcard colour Landscape view of Published by Michael Viaduct with reservoir in Goonan, Sanston foreground and forest House, Cresswell, behind. Northumberland NE61 5HT 01670 861782 Photographed by Bill Charters

Postcard colour Schematic aerial view of Late 1970s or Northumbrian Water leisure opportunities early 1980s Promotex A&M Ltd throughout Kielder Newcastle upon Reservoir area. Viaduct Tyne featured in top left corner.

Postcard colour Viaduct and reflection in 2010 Steve Webb water of Bakethin Kielder Village Store Reservoir Currently on sale

John Price

Photograph colour Viaduct in winter. View Jan/Feb 1979 John Price, Chief no longer seen owing to Engineer of Bakethin tree growth. Dam

Photograph colour Viaduct in winter. View Jan/Feb 1979 no longer seen owing to tree growth.

Press release Completion of the 11 th Bakethin Dam December beginning the flooding 1979 of the area as far as the Viaduct.

Inspection report Copy of typed report on 25 th preservation work being September undertaken on the 1979 Viaduct by George Wimpey & Co by John Price.

Inspection report Copy of email report on 23 rd state of Viaduct by John November Price to Norman 2007 Blacklock of Northumbrian Water.

Online record PastScape entry on September English Heritage English Heritage’s 2013 database of archaeological and architectural heritage.

Advert Advert promoting the 1st January Produced by Kielder 150 th Anniversary Walk. 2012, but Water & Forest Park. probably produced Nov/Dec 2011

Reference books about Border Counties/North British Railway

The North British Railway in Northumberland (reprint). Sewell, G. W. M. Baunton, Devon, : Merlin Books Limited, 1993 ISBN 0-86303-613-9

The Border Counties Railway Steam Memories 1950's-1960's Dunn, D. R. Booklaw Publications, 2013

Country Railway Routes – Hexham to Hawick Darsley, R & Lovett, D. Middleton Press, 2011 ISBN 978-1 908174 08 6

Rural Branch Lines of Northumberland Warn, C. R. Published by Frank Graham, (First Edition, 1975)

Upper North Tynedale Charlton, B. Northumbrian Water, 1987 P78-87 (Border Counties Railway) ISBN 0-9512337-1-8

Border County – Branch Line Album Caplan, Neil Ian Allan Printing Ltd, Shepperton, 1981 ISBN 0-7110-1086-2

Railways in Northumberland Young, A Martin Bairstow Leeds, 2003 ISBN 1-871944-26-0

On the Robotham, R Ian Allan Printing Ltd, Shepperton, 1995 ISBN 0-7110-24146

Industrial Railways in Northumberland and County Durham in the Latter Days of Steam Castledine, M Booklaw Publications, Nottingham, 2004 ISBN 1-901905-35-9

Video - Youtube Slow train to Riccarton (parts 1 & 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C77PPfthgm4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1MRmUUENrE

Copies held at Northumberland Record Office, Woodhorn, The Heritage Centre at Bellingham and with Oral history extracts on www.visitkielder.com/play/history recordings

Stephen Lunn Practicalities of organizing the Forge-In. 2013 Interviewed by Dr 3m 28s Chris Smith Daring each other to stand on the viaduct at 2013 Liz O’Donnell 1m 27s night when it was dark. June Banks & Ellen Earsman Childhood and family memories of the 2014 2m 23s viaduct. Jimmy & Fiona Hall Taking beasts to the mart by train. 2014 Interviewed by 1m 44s Travelling to school by train. Deborah Iden and Dr Liz O’Donnell Tom Richards Rugby club and Border Counties Railway 2014 Interviewed by Sally 2m 10s stone. Why the rugby posts should be Hutt and Dr Liz visible from the viaduct. O’Donnell Kelly Hollings Role of wildlife ranger around viaduct. 2014 Interviewed by Sally 1m 04s Joanna Dailey Osprey Project 2014 Hutt 32s Robin Dower Chairman of Northumberland and Newcastle 2014 Interviewed by 12m 38s Society talking about preserving the viaduct. Nigel Jenkins G W M (Bill) Sewell Reasons for the construction of the Border 2014 Interviewed by Sally 48m 44s Counties Railway, what it transported and its Hutt (with additional eventual demise. questions from David Walmsley)