Test Your Hexham Building Knowledge: 2021-2018
December 2021
Here’s an old image of somewhere in Hexham. Can you identify where is it?
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November 2021
What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
Not a lot.
Where are we?
October 2021
Here’s an old image of a place in Hexham. Can you identify where is it?
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September 2021
Another test for your neck muscles. Can you identify the building which this plaque is part of? A hint: it is in the main Hexham shopping area.Â
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August 2021
What building is this stonework feature on?
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July 2021
Where is this building? If you’ve ever shop in Hexham, you’ve probably walked past this building many times.
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June 2021
An old drinking fountain, but do you know where it is situated?
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May 2021
Have you noticed this sundial, recently exposed due to some building work. Do you know where it is? It’s not sunny enough to know the time at which the photo was taken.
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April 2021
Have you walked past these windows? Can you identify which building they are part of?
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March 2021
Do you know where footbridge is, and what is the name of the “stream” flowing beneath it?
To give you some focus – it is in Hexham.
February 2021
Do you know where this wall exhibiting severals examples of reuse might be? Have you walked past it?
But where is it? Click on the thumbnail for the full image, and click on the button to see the answer.
January 2021
Welcome to the first building test for 2021.
You didn’t need to crane your neck upwards to see this one. If you’ve been walking around Hexham’s retail streets you’ve probably passed this clue.
But where is it? Click on the thumbnail for the full image, and click on the button to see the answer.
December 2020
As a special Christmas treat, two photos to identify this month. Click on the thumbnails to see the full images.
November 2020
Have you spotted this fleur-de-lis while walking around Hexham? Where is it?
October 2020
Where is this alleyway (or wynd or ginnel), and where does it lead to?
September 2020
An old capping for a post outside a building which is no longer a savings bank. But do you recognise it? Where is this?
August 2020
Do you know where this doorway is?
A clue – it is in Hexham, in what sounds like a cold place.
July 2020
Which Inn does this plaque mark the site of?
OK, maybe that question is a bit easy. The real test is where is this plaque situated?
June 2020
Well I never, where in Hexham is this?
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May 2020
You may not be able to get out and look for this month’s mystery building, photographed by one of our intrepid readers before lockdown was imposed, but do you know where this building is?
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April 2020
No need to crick you neck to see this month’s clue if you are out and about for your “one-a-day” exercise in Hexham. At the time of posting, you can’t venture inside the building, but which building is this clue from?
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March 2020
Two questions this month:
Q1. Where is this?
Q2: What does the sign depict?
Click on the button to get the answer to one of these questions. We need help answering the other question.
February 2020
What is this and where is this? Do you need a short, quick breath before you click on the answer?
January 2020
Welcome to 2020 and a new building test. This one isn’t too difficult is it? The question: when were these buildings constructed?
Is that question a bit easy? OK, where is this datestone?
December 2019
Last chance to crick your neck this year looking at features on the skyline. Have you ever spotted this pair of things on a roof ridge on a narrow street near the centre of Hexham? Three clues as a special Christmas treat.
November 2019
Have you ever spotted this roof window design on a building in Hexham? Where is it? May the force be with you …
October 2019
Another chance to crick your neck when walking around Hexham. Where is this?
September 2019
Which building in Hexham does this detail adorn? A penny for your thoughts?
August 2019
No, we are not on holiday this month. Indeed, not one but 25 tests for you. Click on the image to see a larger version.
July 2019
This is a tough challenge. Can you recognise where this building is? Click on the image to get a full-screen version.
There isn’t much to go on in that picture clue. Click on this tiny image to see a bit more of the building.
June 2019
Where is this an old picture of? A clue: it is in Hexham. Click on the image to get a full-screen version.
May 2019
Which building is this fancy chimney part of?
Is that blue sky real? Was this really Hexham in April 2019? (Yes, and Yes!)
April 2019
Which building does this dated stone plaque appear on?
Not sure? Click on this tiny image to see another picture clue.
Still not sure? Here is a final clue you can click on to see.
March 2019
No, the green cabinet is not the clue. Where is this arched gateway, and what does it lead to?
February 2019
Our intrepid committee members have been out and about again scouring the Hexham skyline for things to test your Hexham building knowledge. Can you identify this building?
Do you want another clue? Click on this tiny image to get it.
January 2019
A straightforward one to start the New Year.
Where is this and what are the remains embedded in the wall?
December 2018
Here is December’s picture test. Is there a Christmas theme? Nope!
Where is this plaque to the poet Wilfred Wilson Gibson situated?
November 2018
October 2018
Here is a first test of your Hexham knowledge. Which building is this a detail from?
