Situated in Gosforth,
Northumberland Record Office holds some of the region’s most important documents and manuscripts. Now home to the music manuscript collection, formerly held at the Black Gate Museum, the archives also hold some of the country’s earliest and rarest tune books. In particular FARNE has been lucky enought to digitise the Henry Atkinson manuscript tune book, dating to 1694.
Contact details:
Newcastle Local Studies and Family History CentreCity Library
Princess Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE99 1DX
Tel: 0191 2774116
Email: local.studies@newcastle.gov.uk
www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt/localstudies.htm
