About

A long term work in progress to make available online local Corbridge historian David Waugh’s wealth of fascinating archive material about this ‘village’ on the River Tyne in Northumberland, England.

You can also seek out his hard copy publications, including those below. Available from Forum Books at The Chapel in Market Place and at the Corbridge Heritage Centre in Princes Street. See the poster on the Home Page for more details of the latter.

David’s introduction to ‘Historic Corbridge’ – the book:

“As a geographer, who has spent most of his working life teaching this fascinating subject, I have always been interested in the location of settlements and their subsequent development and change. It is evident that Corbridge, as with any village of antiquity, has a wealth of social, architectural and historical stories built into virtually every street and alleyway and so I was delighted to take on the task of writing this book, at the request of the Village Trust.

“Having written over 50 geography text books for 11 to 18-year-olds, I have always aimed to produce works which are accurate, accessible, attractive and, of course, informative. I hope you will find that ‘Historic Corbridge’ is no exception to this rule! Whether you use it as a guidebook, as you explore the village, or peruse it at your leisure at home, I trust you will find it as enjoyable to read as I did to write.”