List of Collections

Many of the items in the Society's archive are organised into Collections.
A Collection is usually a group of items from the same source or donated by an individual.

There are 43 Collections - Click on the 'Collection Ref' to show more detail

Collection Ref.: Title: Description: Extent:
AMHS/AMHS GeneralAn open-ended collection for items that aren't part of any other collection.318 items
AMHS/COM/AMHS CommitteeCommittee Administrative Documents22 items
AMHS/DOC/AMHS internal documentsPolicies & other management documents for the Society17 items
AMHS/OS/AMHS Old SeriesItems added to the AMHS archive and catalogued in the spreadsheets that pre-dated this on-line catalogue. Basic entries for these items exist in this catalogue, and they should be added to this collection as and when they are reviewed or updated.47 items
AMNL/Newsletter Group CollectionNewsletters and other papers held by the volunteer Alston Moor Newsletter Group. The group publishes a quarterly newsletter.127 items
AMP/Alston Moor PartnershipDocuments from Alston Moor Partnership11 items
ANC/Andy & Nancy Collier CollectionPhotos & documents relating to the Collier & Thompson families. Wellgill, Strellas, Moorlands & Cob End- Nenthead.39 items
AR/Anne Roberts of KirkoswaldFamily photos, Fire at Wrights garage, Garrigill, Frizington, Swindle family, horses, King's Head, Nenthead, Amos Treloar, Brewery shaft, Police in WWII63 items
C/Press CuttingsPress cuttings. Mainly from Cumberland & Westmorland Herald (CWH) and other local newspapers. This is a live collection and is still being added to.421 items
DMc/David McAnelly Research PapersA collection of .PDFs of deeply studied and immaculately researched papers, and also transcripts of original documents, Topics range from disputes between London Lead Company Agents ca 1800 through mortality, disease and population studies to waterway leases in Nenthead and the air supplies to le ...34 items
DPH/Dick Phillips donationsItems donated to AMHS by Dick Phillips of Nenthead. Includes a large collection of books and some photographs61 items
EPH/EphemeraA miscellaneous collection of printed items - leaflets, posters guides etc Only includes free items, perhaps handed out or delivered door-to-door Only items that are connected with or specific to Alston Moor. Items with a wide distribution, but without any local connection aren't included.50 items
GHA/Greg's Hut AssociationFour boxes of files - 1968 - 2024, plus one box containing 27 'Bothy Log Books' from Greg's Hut. The Association was founded in memory of John Gregory, who was killed in a climbing accident in the Alps in 1968. A group of his Climbing Club friends adopted the building, an old lead- ...28 items
GLA/David Gladstone postcards29 postcards and one half plate photograph, all of Alston Moor except one postcard of Allendale Town. 18 of the postcards were written and posted, dating from 1904 to 1957. Given to the Society in 2008 by David Gladstone30 items
GRE/Grace RenwickMiscellaneousItems donated by Grace Renwick255 items
HCOU/HW CousinsHW Cousins was formerly headmaster of Samuel Kings School Alston7 items
IGR/Ian Grey photographsColour & b/w photos of the construction of the new factory behind High Mill. Also general views of Alston and some older photos24 items
INBM/Independent News - Bryan MetzCollection of Newsletters produced between 1987 and 1991 by Bryan Metz, Independent Councillor for Alston Moor on Eden District Council43 items
JDA/Jimmy and Audrey DavisonItems of local interest collected by Jimmy and Audrey Davison and donated to AMHS by their children.126 items
JHE/John Helliwell mining researchLarge collection of books, maps and research notes, the result of many years work by John Helliwell, mostly photocopies of documents from other archives. Sept 2023 - Most of this collection has been donated to Nenthead Mines Conservation Society.4 items
JRU/Joseph Rutherford photos & documentsOld images, largely of Nenthead. Includes photos of Nenthead ore-washing plant. Also a number of modern prints of old photos produced for the 'Nenthead Pictures & Stories' exhibition in 199936 items
JRY/Jean Ryding familyFamily and school photos & press cuttings collected by Jean Ryding of Garrigill10 items
JWA/Joan WaltonA collection of family papers and photographs, originally in three suitcases from the home of Joan Walton132 items
MIL/Wallace MillicanA random collection of memorabilia from the late Wallace Millican- teacher, soldier. Includes correspondence about his mother's performance of local accent on the BBC in 1936.25 items
MOF/Peter Moffat family photographs52 family photographs and a hand-written family tree. Many photos have hand-written names on the back. Family name include - Moffat, Herdman, Vipond, Armstrong, Robinson, Bales. Places include - Ivy House, Moor House, Garrigill, Nenthead, Stanhope, Whitley Bay.56 items
MST/Margaret StrongCollection of items relating to farming and agriculture. Margaret Strong (nee Watson)10 items
NL/Alston Moor NewsletterCopies of the Alston Moor Newsletter starting from 1991 Usually printed quarterly and sold locally32 items
NMRS/Northern Mines Research SocietyNewsletters and other publications from the Northern Mines Research Society (NMRS) Only items which include articles of local relevance to Alston Moor are included in the AMHS archive. See also the NMRS website at 'www.nmrs.org.uk'1 items
NPTP/North Pennines Tourism PartnershipDocuments produced by North Pennines Partnership12 items
NSC/Noel Shaw Collection - IndustryPapers etc relating to Precision Products (Cumberland) Ltd and the Shaw Process.4 items
NSC/A/Noel Shaw Collection - ArchaeologyPhotographs, documents, oral recordings etc relating to Noel Shaw's archaeoiogical excavations.1 items
PCA/Peter Carling donation1 items
PH/AMHS Photographs & PostcardsPhotographs and postcards collected by or donated to the Society This collection is still being added to843 items
PP/01/Precision Products - Royal VisitA collection of photographs documenting a visit by Prince Charles to Precision Products (Top Factory) in ???? Donated to AMHS by Andrew Dodd and Michael Liverick0 items
SD/Simon Danby photographsPhotographs from Simon Danby's collection. Most are prints collected by Simon, or donated to him, and digitised by him. Many are included in this catalogue with background information and names gathered by him over many years of research.2322 items
SD/A/Simon Danby audio recordingsAudio recordings, mostly conversations between SD and local people248 items
SD/D/Simon Danby- Maps, Diagrams and Document ...A random collection. Some large images may be too small to read on screen. Contact me at: simondanby6@gmail.com for access to full sized files.429 items
SD/V/Simon Danby videosVideos created by Simon Danby. Not held in this catalogue, but catalogue records mayhave links to Vimeo or other external sites4 items
SKS/Samuel King's SchoolVarious papers and photographs of historical interest given to the Society by the school270 items
SWI/01/Sid Wilson collectionCollection of 65 photographs of Nenthead Mines, mine buildings and stabilising dams, properties in Nenthead.1 items
SWN/Sid Wilson CollectionSelection from thousands of images- mostly of Nenthead- donated to Simon Danby by his son David.2 items
VIP/Vipond familyBased on the collection of Marion Vipond. Not a complete record- please make general searches on the surname.2 items
WEL/Welford family imagesA book of photographs collected around the beginning of the 20th Century, probably by the Welford family of The Highlands, Alston25 items