Northumberland's largest local history society
Discover the story of Hexham and the Tyne Valley
Monthly talks, summer outings, a photo archive of old Hexham and the Hexham Historian journal. Talks are open to everyone, and members come free.
Next talk · Tue 13 October
Bastle Houses
Julia Grint
Time 7:30pm
Venue Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Beaumont Street
Entry Free for members, small fee for visitors
10 November: The Spy in a Berwick Garden, Lindsey Allason-Jones
Photo: Hexham from Tyne Green, hand-tinted postcard c1932, from the Society’s archive.
1966 founded
300+ members
6,000+ archive photographs
8 evening talks a year
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Talks · Outings · Past events
Evening talks from historians, archaeologists and authors, plus summer visits to historic sites.
Over 6,000 photographs
Old Hexham and the surrounding area, street by street and year by year.
Buildings · Companies · Timeline
A brief history of the town, its notable buildings, old companies and a timeline from before the Romans.
Books · Hexham Historian
Books on Hexham’s history and back issues of the Society’s annual journal.
Open to everyone
Post a query about the Hexham area on our Notes & Queries forum. Members and visitors can reply.
Research · Test pitting
Take part in original research, including the Community of Hexham Archaeology Project.
From the photo archive
Hexham as it was
A few of the more than 6,000 photographs and postcards in the Society’s archive.
1902
Priestpopple
c1865
The Abbey, with the old graveyard being cleared to make Beaumont Street
Pre-1886
St Mary’s Chare, with the Grapes Inn on the left
1905
Benson Monument, looking north
c1960
Cattle Market, looking towards Priestpopple
c1960
The bus station in Commercial Place
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Members get free entry to every talk, the Hexham Historian journal and newsletters, the online research library and recordings of past talks.
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