Carrshield - 1957
Pupils of Carrshield Village School in 1957. The school opened in 1851 and closed eleven years after this photo was taken, at which point only five pupils remained on the roll.
Location: Carrshield
Carrshield -
Roll of Honour of seventeen Carrshield former pupils who served in the Great War, of whom four lost their lives. Originally placed in the school until its closure in the 1960s it is now located behind the font in St Mark’s Church, Ninebanks.
Carrshield - 1954
Pupils of Carrshield Village School in 1954. The school opened in 1851 and closed in 1968 when only five pupils remained on the roll.
Carrshield - Circa 1910
Carrshield Church – built from donations by the Beaumont family for the families of their the lead mining employees in 1822. It was demolished in the 1950s.
Carrshield - Circa 1997
The Primitive Methodist Chapel in Whiteley Shield was built in 1857. Roof repairs were carried out in 2000 and was still in use for worship in 2001. The final service in the chapel was held in September 2015.
Carrshield - Circa 1945
Carrshield church, built with money given by the Beaumont family, for the lead mining families in 1822. It was demolished in the 1950’s
Carrshield - Circa 1995
This school was built for miners’ children at Carrshield in 1851 and paid for by WB Beaumont, the owner of WB Lead Company Ltd. The boys school was in the right-hand of the building and the girls on the left. After the school closed it was used by Northumberland County Council as a field study … read more