Northumberland Village Halls Heritage
Exploring and celebrating the heritage of Northumberland’s
Village Halls through memories and archive materials.
About the project
Northumberland’s 200+ Village Halls have for many years been the main venue for communal activities in their villages and hamlets and are central to the shared memories of generations of local people. Many are historically significant buildings with previous lives as village schools, reading rooms, chapels, mechanics institutes, industrial buildings, miners institutes, WW1 barracks etc.
This website is the culmination of the Northumberland Village Halls Heritage project which started life in 2019 thanks to funding from the National Heritage Lottery Fund given to Community Action Northumberland.
The project worked with 30 village halls to preserve, record and share the heritage of their halls for the benefit of the rural communities which they serve. Northumberland Archives were key partners, providing training to volunteers and expert advice on archiving material.
Explore the Halls
You can scroll around this map to find the halls which were involved in the heritage project. Each hall is linked to take you to more details of their heritage.
