Core53 Collection (page 5)

The River Wear is frozen over from bank to bank near Lambton Castle, Durham 15 January 1959

Lake District - Derwentwater - 28 Jaunary 1959

Lake District - The view of Coniston Village taken form the old railway station 22 October 1965

A panoramic view of Bamburgh Village from the top of Bamburgh Castle 13 June 1960

The main street in the village of Kielder 13 July 1954

Lake District - A sign post points a woman in the right direction near Orthwaite 1 May 1965

Lake District - Ullswater 19 June 1961

Lake District - Derwentwater - People sit on the benches and admire the view 29 March 1965

Beadnell from the air. This great aerial shot was taken this month 39 years ago ( September 1970), and was originally used for a Discover Northumberland feature for The Journal. 29/09/70

Flanked by the stone walls of Langley Castle near Haydon Bridge, the meet of the haydon Foxhounds presented a typical English winter scene in December 1953

Winter Weather - Snow Scenes 11 March 1982 - Rural scene in Northumberland, woods

Winter Weather - Snow Scenes 15 February 1986 - Rural scene in Northumberland, a flock of sheep

Tryweryn Valley - The little hamlet of Capel Celyn, which will be submerged when the valley is flooded for the reservoir - July 1963

Tryweryn Valley - Mrs Martha Roberts marks the books of her young pupils in the one room school, at Capel Celyn, first opened in 1881. The valley is to be flooded for a reservoir - July 1963

Tryweryn Valley - Children in the congregation at the last Harvest service at Capel Celyn, which will be submerged when the valley is flooded for the reservoir - 1963

Tryweryn Valley - A section of the delegates to the conference being held at Cardiff City Hall - Capel Celyn, which will be submerged if the valley is flooded for the reservoir - 10th December 1956

In 1973, Bellingham newsagent Frank Mattinson found a calvatia maxima - otherwise known as a giant puffball. Frank, above right

Richard Evans, the new director of Beamish Open Air Museum, tries his hand at ploughing

A typical scene of a British country lane

A typical British farming scene

High Barnes Farm Wall, where the Ridley family have farmed for more than 100 years

The tractors have ploughed up Lovers Lane, or Green Lane, between Killingworth Village and Burradon

The farmlands and distant hills around Lorbottle Steads help to make this a beautiful picture of the typical countryside of North Northumberland, as seen from Yettlingham

A typical British empty country lane

A typical English countryside scene of farm land

Scenic splendour - the wild Northern upland landscape in mid winter

The sun shining through the trees gives an added appeal to this path from Acomb to St. Johns Lee, near Hexham

Part of the Derwent Walk stretching along the old railway line from Consett to Swalwell

Dawn breaks over the British countryside

Scenes from the 1986 Alwinton Border Shepherds Show 12 October 1986 The fell race

Basil Walker picking apples at Hesleyside Mill in October 1994

Graeme McCartney prunes raspberry canes in September 1997

Arthur the carthorse hauling felled timber through tightly packed forest with his owner David Hudson in 1980

Forestry workers cross cutting a tree in 1950

For years they have thrust higher and higher, casting longer and longer shadows in the evening sunshine. Now the noble elms lie near Whalton, were once their shadows fell

Forestry men near Wark, Northumberland, at work loading chemicals into a hopper slung underneath a helicopter which is used for spraying young trees from the air

An impressive view of part of aone of Northumbnerland state forests looking over Redesdale forest from Raw Hill towards Otterburn

Lumberjacks using a mechanical saw to cut through the lumber in 1954

Lunberjacks at the Nunwick Estate Sawmills on the North Tyne, cross cutting Douglas fir trees in 1954

These children from the Tree Lovers League visited the Forestry Commission nursery at Widehaugh, Hexham. Here Mr. Peter Langley, district officer, tells the children about methods of planting

On top of a 62 foot high Corsican pine with a panoramic view was 23 year old Ken Mosley, of Witton Terrace, Rothbury in 1962

Forestry worker Mike Sanderson helping to bring in the record harvest at Keilder in 1998

Lynne Bowman and Dorothy Brydon, both aged ten, take a close look at youg trees in early stages of growth at the Forestry Commission mursery at Widehaught, Hexham

A forestry worker marking the trees for felling with a lethal looking instrument in 1970

Forestry worker Alan Page, of Rowlands Gill, demonstrates a tree bicycle at Chopwell Woods in 1978

Cut timber being stored ready for collection in 1981

Picking up a log like a father, the specialised mobile crane, is used for extracting the felled timber from woods and forests in 1974

Shire power; another day at work for Arthur the Shire horse as he prepares to bring out another load of timber from Keilder Forest in 1987

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Discover the essence of rural beauty with #core53: From an idyllic countryside scene at Bridge End Cottages near Hexham to the bustling market in Bethlehem circa 1935, this collection captures timeless moments. Witness a woman gracefully balancing a bowl on her head amidst the vibrant market atmosphere. Experience feeding time for an adorable litter of piglets and encounter a charming goat with long ears. Explore the remnants of history at Lake District's derelict Coniston Railway Station in October 1965 or admire St Kentigarns Church in Keswick during September 1968. Delve into agricultural traditions as children engage in potato picking or spud bashing, while Mr Jones Parry stands proudly outside his post office at Capel Celyn in Tryweryn Valley. Immerse yourself in coastal serenity with a glimpse of Seahouses, Northumberland circa 1959. Finally, witness harvest time unfold as a combine harvester diligently works its magic against picturesque countryside backdrops. Join us on this nostalgic journey through captivating snapshots from different eras.