Nick Lewis
@nick-overthere.bsky.social
Collections, old buildings, Lindisfarne, Farnes, Northumberland Coast stuff, that sort of thing #nufc #independentcompany Rory and Fraser’s dad
One for debate on @footballcliches.bsky.social surely?
June 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
One for debate on @footballcliches.bsky.social surely?
Can recommend visiting the castle as well (but might be biased 👀)
May 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Can recommend visiting the castle as well (but might be biased 👀)
Kelly Cates noting Alan Hansen’s recent health issues but being glad he was “back to full fitness”. Maybe Liverpool should’ve eased him back before the PL trophy handover, doing the u18s awards night or something
May 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Kelly Cates noting Alan Hansen’s recent health issues but being glad he was “back to full fitness”. Maybe Liverpool should’ve eased him back before the PL trophy handover, doing the u18s awards night or something
Both my boys are rewatching the whole thing 😫🤣
May 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Both my boys are rewatching the whole thing 😫🤣
I’m walking round the house saying “Sauna” a lot
May 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I’m walking round the house saying “Sauna” a lot
Best forgotten about like 😫
May 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Best forgotten about like 😫
Was that not when they got 11? 😫
May 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Was that not when they got 11? 😫
That’s magnificent 🤣
April 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
That’s magnificent 🤣
Just thinking as well, pretty sure there’s a load of finds from St John Hope’s 1889 dig at the Postern Tower museum at the castle. Worth a look when the castle opens. A fair few De Vesci’s were buried down there as well
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March 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Just thinking as well, pretty sure there’s a load of finds from St John Hope’s 1889 dig at the Postern Tower museum at the castle. Worth a look when the castle opens. A fair few De Vesci’s were buried down there as well
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I think I remember reading that Charles I stayed at the Abbey on his way to confront the Scottish Covenanters in 1639, apparently because the castle had no rooms for a king 🤣
March 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I think I remember reading that Charles I stayed at the Abbey on his way to confront the Scottish Covenanters in 1639, apparently because the castle had no rooms for a king 🤣
I led a guided tour of Alnwick Abbey for the HHA a while ago, it’s amazing being able to walk around an invisible building but still being able to know exactly where everything was!
March 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I led a guided tour of Alnwick Abbey for the HHA a while ago, it’s amazing being able to walk around an invisible building but still being able to know exactly where everything was!
Yeah no probs (I’ve still got my profile over there, which is appropriately enough @Nick_OverThere)
March 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Yeah no probs (I’ve still got my profile over there, which is appropriately enough @Nick_OverThere)
The estate closed that bit off to the public a while back, can’t remember why tbh
March 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The estate closed that bit off to the public a while back, can’t remember why tbh
The Abbey was very wealthy and a popular pilgrimage site, mainly down to there being a bit of Simon de Montfort’s foot kept there! A few properties in the town were acquired by the Abbot for pilgrim accommodation, one is now a travel agent and has a De Vesci cross on the wall inside
March 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Abbey was very wealthy and a popular pilgrimage site, mainly down to there being a bit of Simon de Montfort’s foot kept there! A few properties in the town were acquired by the Abbot for pilgrim accommodation, one is now a travel agent and has a De Vesci cross on the wall inside
When I was a kid Alnwick Scouts used to meet at the Abbey gatehouse (when it used to be publicly accessible). I remember going down to the river and pulling back the overhanging grass and finding huge stones still in situ down there
March 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
When I was a kid Alnwick Scouts used to meet at the Abbey gatehouse (when it used to be publicly accessible). I remember going down to the river and pulling back the overhanging grass and finding huge stones still in situ down there
Matthew Mills was the mason who carved the 18thC statues/garden gnomes on the castle (as opposed to the 14thC ones) and those dotted around Hulne Park 👌🏻
March 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Matthew Mills was the mason who carved the 18thC statues/garden gnomes on the castle (as opposed to the 14thC ones) and those dotted around Hulne Park 👌🏻
The longer history of the St Thomas’s site is interesting, sounds like there was a chapel there relating to Alnwick Abbey, the ruins of which were still visible in the 1700s, although there’s no sign of it on the 1624 town map.
February 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The longer history of the St Thomas’s site is interesting, sounds like there was a chapel there relating to Alnwick Abbey, the ruins of which were still visible in the 1700s, although there’s no sign of it on the 1624 town map.
Not loads to tell tbh. The farmhouse was built by the Selby family (lords of the manor of Holy Island, Prideaux Selby the ornithologist etc) and their coat of arms is above the door. The gothic style of the outhouse looks similar to their folly the other side of Clayport, near Swansfield House
February 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Not loads to tell tbh. The farmhouse was built by the Selby family (lords of the manor of Holy Island, Prideaux Selby the ornithologist etc) and their coat of arms is above the door. The gothic style of the outhouse looks similar to their folly the other side of Clayport, near Swansfield House
The duke cut the rents by 25% during the Napoleonic wars. They remained at the lower rate well
into the 1820s after his son took over. Both men were directly involved with the Tenantry Volunteers, 1300 men at any one time (many thousands over the course of the war)
into the 1820s after his son took over. Both men were directly involved with the Tenantry Volunteers, 1300 men at any one time (many thousands over the course of the war)
February 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The duke cut the rents by 25% during the Napoleonic wars. They remained at the lower rate well
into the 1820s after his son took over. Both men were directly involved with the Tenantry Volunteers, 1300 men at any one time (many thousands over the course of the war)
into the 1820s after his son took over. Both men were directly involved with the Tenantry Volunteers, 1300 men at any one time (many thousands over the course of the war)
Finest doorway in the town as well
February 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Finest doorway in the town as well
It’s a cracking little pub, has often been CAMRA North East pub of the year
February 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It’s a cracking little pub, has often been CAMRA North East pub of the year
Will have a rummage for you, just out at the minute 👍🏻
February 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Will have a rummage for you, just out at the minute 👍🏻