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Berwick is full of fascinating buildings and landmarks. Who was Dr Maclagan and why does he have a memorial, who created Berwick Cockles? See in one place the information we have collected. You'll be amazed at what you can find out.

As part of Heritage Open Days, drop in to Berwick Library during opening hours to help build a mini Berwick out of Lego. Bring your imagination and we'll provide the Lego! Come along and see what you can create. For all ages both young and old.

Back by popular demand, join local historian, Jim Herbert on this virtual tour of Berwick Castle, pointing out the tantalising clues which help piece together it's history. Discover its medieval history, a forgotten Jacobean Palace and much more!

Visit this Court where local Magistrates have reviewed cases for over 100 years. Talk to some local magistrates about how the court works and see a small exhibition on Crime and Punishment in Berwick.

Berwick Castle was one of the most important fortresses during the Anglo-Scottish Wars. Probably built by the Scottish King David about 1124, it held his royal mint and was the scene of a decision made by Edward I that would make legends.

Look around a working Masonic Hall which has operated from here for over 150 years. View the working tools and regalia of a Masonic Lodge. Find out about the building's history and the lodges who are based here.

Lady of the Quay (Isabella Gillhespy Series: Book 1) is the first of a new series of historical mystery-thriller novels, set in Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1560. Join author Amanda Roberts to find out more about her inspiration and process in writing it.

Berwick-upon-Tweed and photography have been inextricably linked since the founding days of the medium. Join Cameron Robertson to find out more about some of those photographers who operated here.

Visit the Bell Tower in the Town Hall to find out about the history of Berwick's bells and see how they are rung. Unusually these bells are in a civic building and not a church.

This is a walk back through time discovering the buildings that housed hospitals and medical facilities for the sick and injured of Berwick- upon-Tweed , and those passing through, from the Medieval times to today. Come and find out more.

Visit one of Berwick's hidden gems and find out how prisoners were accommodated from the mid-1700s to 1849. See the condemned cell which housed prisoners the night before they were executed.

See a selection of original architectural plans kept in the archives covering the 19th and 20th centuries. From buildings which still exist to those that disappeared and even some which never came to fruition!

Come along and see a small museum of local rural life. There will be a special display on the architecture and previous industrial uses of the museum building and craft demonstrations with a local or historical link.

Kit Hobkirk, Director of Music at the Parish Church, will talk about the role of music in the church and demonstrate the Church's fine pipe organ. A must for music lovers.

Find out about Berwick's history in its Visitor Centre sited in a former Methodist Church. As well as its usual displays on Berwick, see an exhibition of images of Berwick in the 1990s. There are definitely some changes !

Artists Gareth Hudson and Toby Thirling want you to join their community choir. Be part of a new choral project inspired by Northumberland’s monastic vocal traditions and the spiritual life of Berwick-upon-Tweed - whatever that means to you.

Stationed in Spittal, the lifeboat service in Berwick has a long history. Visit the present Lifeboat Station and see their new inshore lifeboat. Find out what they do today as well as about their past.

Back by popular demand, an opportunity to visit and explore some Grade II listed 18th century cellars which were used at one stage as a bonded store. From at least 1781 to the early 20th century, there was a brewery on this site.

Access the public rooms of a traditional 19th century small urban pub, last refitted c 1910. It is a Grade II listed building and is one of CAMRA's 'Historic pub interiors of national importance'. It retains a good Edwardian pub frontage.

Join Dr Elisabeth Wilson on a walk and learn how the well-to-do and slum dwellers lived cheek-by-jowl in Berwick in the 1920s and 1930s.

Boston Brothers ran a successful herring yard in Spittal until the early 1900s. There the women would gut the herring ready for smoking and pickling. Now Berwick Sailing Club, see what remains and also find out about the Sailing Club today.

Step back in time and find out about Berwick in the past through our permanent and summer exhibitions. This year's main exhibition relates to HMS Berwick, a name bestowed on 10 Royal Navy ships betwen 1679 and 1986.

As the work on the new Berwick Infirmary nears completion, it's timely to look back at Berwick's health history. The infirmary that has served generations opened in 1874, the idea of a hospital, then known as a dispensary, can be traced back to 1813

Here's your chance to find out about the history of the Barracks and plans for the Living Barracks Project on this short guided tour led by Joe Lang from the Berwick Barracks Heritage Trust

Who founded the Charity School back in 1724 and where was the school sited in the past ? Who attended the school and who were the teachers? Find the answers to these questions at this exhibition to celebrate the school's 300th anniversary.

Join artists and custodians of collections in the Living Barracks Project, to find out more about how they have all been inspired and learnt from each other whilst working on the Berwick Shines, creative element of the overall project.

Enjoy a guided walk around this beautiful churchyard and discover the myths and legends of some of the tree species evident there. A Churchyard walk with a difference ! Come along and find out more.

Join us in Berwick Library to make crafty creations from recycled materials on the HODs theme of architecture. Create your own Berwick buildings past, present and future. Lots of sticking, gluing and decorating fun ! For all ages.

Come and see this church which is a building of exceptional historic importance, a very rare example of an Anglican church built in the Commonwealth period in the time of Cromwell. It's also the most northerly Anglican Church in England.

This film explores one of the best known antiquarian views of Berwick which was published in 1745 by the Yorkshire brothers Nathaniel and Samuel Buck.

Visit the Town Hall which sits in the heart of Berwick and enjoy photographs from the amazing 'Photo Centre Collection'. Help us identify individuals from the 1960s to 1990s and see what life was like then.

Berwick Holy Trinity School can trace back its history for 300 years. Join Trudy Gray to visit some of the sites associated with the school both past and present. Also find out about some of its former teachers and pupils.

Berwick’s only Catholic Church is tucked away behind the houses fronting Ravensdowne. Opened in 1829, with later additions, come and see the building and admire its paintings and stained glass windows.

Come and see the most northerly boathouse in England. Built in 1869, this wooden boathouse was extended in 1893. Find out about the Club past and present.

Here's your chance to see behind the scenes and find out more about Berwick Rangers Football Club, the only English Team to play in the Scottish leagues who defeated Glasgow Rangers in 1967 in the Scottish Cup.

Berwick Archives has an amazing collection of photos spanning the last 70 years. Come along and have a look at a selection. See who you recognise or spot buildings which are no longer there. A real trip down memory lane.

During the Second World War, the local population faced the rigours of food and fuel rationing, restrictions on travel and freedom, and other irritations. These were usually applied with varying degrees of effectiveness but not always.

The 1980s was a turbulent time both socially and politically. How did that play out in the North East and Berwick ? Here's your chance to see some Archive film made by Amber about the North East and also some local footage, followed by a discussion.

Join local parishioner, Charles Borthwick on a tour discovering the people who have lain under the feet of church goers for hundreds of years looking at six ledger slabs - some not on general view and others simply overlooked.

Specially devised for Heritage Open Days, come along and find out about the history of this unusual Cromwellian church through six objects found inside

Berwick Archives are full of wonderful stories about people, places and events in Berwick and the surrounding area. Join the Berwick Archivist as she shares what she has discovered over the past 35 years.

Especially open for Berwick Heritage Open Days in Berwick. Go through a normally hidden door and see inside the lower portion of a 15th-century tower embedded in a 18th-century wall. Not to be missed!

Originally part of the defences commenced by Edward I after he stormed Berwick in 1296, this section of wall was probably not built until the early 14th century.

Coxon’s Tower is one of the last two remaining original medieval towers on the famous walls which surround Berwick. Yet all is not as it seems!

The Berwick Record Office holds wonderful archives about Berwick's iconic bridges - Old Bridge; Royal Border and Royal Tweed. Come along and find out what interesting facts can be unearthed about them.

Berwick has an amazing number of stained glass windows, many in the least likely places. Join Annie Robinson in this talk to find out about some of these hidden gems both in public and private buildings in the town.

Join members of Berwick Slow Food Group on this short walk exploring Berwick’s centuries of fishing heritage and some of the buildings and people that have shaped it through the centuries to the present day.

Create your own striking designs which reimagine Berwick! Learn about the rich history of banners in local activism. Drop-in to this family friendly workshop and make a banner. Tell us what you would change and how you would make a better Berwick.

John Carr worked as a police constable from 1850 until his death in 1867 with a beat covering Berwick, Tweedmouth and Spittal. Join Cameron Robertson on this walk following in the footsteps of PC Carr as he carried out his duties in Tweedmouth.