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Berwick upon Tweed - Bridges and Walls

Northumberland's Castles Alnwick Aydon Bamburgh Barmoor (Lowick) Beaufront Belford Bellingham Bellister Belsay Berwick upon Tweed Birtley Blenkinsopp  Bolam Bothal Bywell Callaly Cartington. Chillingham Chipchase Cornhill Coupland Dally Dilston Dunstanburgh Edlingham Elsdon Eshott Etal Featherstone Fenham Ford Gunnerton Haggerston Halton Haltwhistle Harbottle Haughton Castle Heaton Hexham Hirst Horton(Chatton) Langley Lindisfarne Low Horton Lowick Mitford Morpeth Nafferton Newcastle upon Tyne Norham Ogle Otterburn Ponteland Prudhoe Seaton Deleval Sewingshields Shawdon Simonburn Swinburne (Great) Tarset Thirwall Titlington Tweedmouth Twizell Tynemouth Warden Wark on Tweed Wark on tyne Warkworth Whitley Widdrington Willimoteswick Wooler Bill's Castles A Welsh Castle Newport (Pembs) Walks Allen Banks Belford Rothbury Blanchland 1 Blanchland 2 Blawearie Craster Ellingham Etal - River Till Hadrian's Wall 1 Hadrian's Wall 2 Hepburn Woods 1 Hepburn Woods 2 Holy Island Holystone Woods Hulne Park, Rothbury Shaftoe Crags Thirwall Walk 1 Thrunton Woods 1 Thrunton Woods 2 Hadrian's Wall 1 Wall Wark-Redesmouth Warkworth Beach West Woodburn Lakes walks Bowfell Scafell Pike Contact

Looking down Marygate to the church-like Town Hall from the defensive northern wall. Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

The Royal Border Bridge with its 28 arches spans the river from Tweedmouth it is 659 Metres long and is a Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850, It does not in fact span the border between England and Scotland which is three miles further north. Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

Known as the "Old Bridge" this sandstone bridge is Grade I listed. built between the years 1611 and 1624. Four previous bridges have occupied this site. The original in 1199. Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

Three bridges over the Tweed. The centre bridge in this picture is the Royal Tweed Bridge built of concrete in the 1920s. Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

With the tide well out on Calot Shad Sand a chance to get close to the externals of the Wall this is Coxon's Tower. The Town of Berwick changed hands between England and Scotland 14 times in the two centuries before 1482 since when it has been English. After the bridges the most spectacular of Berwick's features is the Town Wall. Work commenced on the defences in 1558 and was completed over the next 20 years mostly during the reign of Elizabeth I. Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

Looking along the Wall 0f the Four Gun Battery toward Pier Road from the river sands, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

A view of the southernmost of the Town Wall, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

The Ness Gate in the Town Walls leading down on to Pier Road, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

Steps up from Pier Road toward the western defences, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

The western fortress Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

To the west and north of the town the artillery emplacements are spectacular, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

The 16th century walls included four gates. This is the Cow Port. Today it leads to the Beach and the Golfclub, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

Out and About (from my previously unpublished archive)

The Grindon Milecastle (34) on Hadrian's Wall near Sewingshields. Northumberland

In the valley of the Red Burn near Simonburn, Northumberland

Steps over the church wall in Simonburn village, Northumberland

The lifebout station at Cullercoats, North Tyneside.

The Castle Keep from the Bigg Market, Newcastle upon Tyne

At Alnmouth, the dull day producing a watercolur effect. Northumberland

An inquisitive donkey at East Wideopen Farm, North Tyneside.

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