EAW034345 ENGLAND (1950). Bamburgh Castle overlooking the village, Bamburgh, 1950. This image has been produced from a print.

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Details

Title	[EAW034345] Bamburgh Castle overlooking the village, Bamburgh, 1950. This image has been produced from a print.
Reference	EAW034345
Date	25-November-1950
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Place name	BAMBURGH
Parish	BAMBURGH
District
Country	ENGLAND
Easting / Northing	418359, 635111
Longitude / Latitude	-1.7085382699646, 55.609256680252
National Grid Reference	NU184351

Pins

Pigeon Cote, shown also at https://www.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/archive/archive-collections/englands-places/card/290240 and on Google satellite view as shown on attached screenshot. Report as Inappropriate	melgibbs	Monday 11th of April 2016 04:50:36 PM
The R.N.L.I. Grace Darling Museum is now here. Report as Inappropriate	melgibbs	Friday 16th of October 2015 06:11:44 PM
The parish church of St Aidan. It has memorials to Grace Darling in the church & churchyard and the Grace Darling Museum is now in the RNLI building opposite. See http://www.staidan-bamburgh.co.uk/ for more details on the church. The attached photo was taken on the 11th October 2014. Report as Inappropriate	melgibbs	Wednesday 22nd of October 2014 07:30:02 PM

User Comment Contributions

Shipwrecks were common on this stretch of coastline and a Dr John Sharp (1722 - 1792) who was resident at the castle founded what is recognised as the first coastguard system in the world. More can be read at http://bamburgh.org.uk/news/did-bamburgh-shipwreck-inspire-first-coastguards-/ and http://www.bamburghcastle.com/history_more.php?id=57

melgibbs

Sunday 30th of October 2016 06:43:42 PM