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5 unusual facts about Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne


Henry Atkinson manuscript

The maunuscript is now in the possession of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, and is held in the Northumberland Record Office.

Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum

The collection had initially been housed in the Black Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, the home of the city's Society of Antiquaries.

Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne

Its archaeological collection is held at the Great North Museum, its bagpipe collection, based on the collection assembled by William Cocks, in Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum, and its collection of manuscripts at the Northumberland Record Office.

interest in the traditional music of the north-east, and particularly the Northumbrian smallpipes.

William Vickers manuscript

In the mid-19th century, it belonged to the pipemaker John Baty, of Wark, Northumberland, and it now belongs to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne.



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