Shotley Bridge swordmakers

urbanspaceman · 31st May 2024, 06:11 PM

Just as a hint of a suggestion: I always type/compose my longer responses in MS Word, then copy and paste into the forum, as too many times the website eats my efforts.
On to the issue at hand:
Artist's 'Props', now there is an obvious reason that never crossed my mind... thank-you.
Of course, getting important folk to sit still for lengthy periods on an often basis was never easy was it/is it?
I have abandoned all efforts to unravel the family lineage involved in the Wentworth/Woodhouse/Watson affair: simply way too many variations on the names and titles to achieve coherence. I do think I got it right except the caskets were made post 1750 by the latest WWW incumbent.
All good fun until your brain melts.
Thank-you Folks.

Brian Moffatt · 16th November 2024, 08:36 PM

Way off beam I know Keith,
But just for the information of anyone researching "Shotley"... for some weird reason the posting on my blog on the subject no longer appears to be accessible to search engines.... so best way in is just to go straight to the front page and scroll down.
We now have what I believe to be a Medieval Derwent valley anvil... it came from very close to Hexham Abbey... fascinating thing with a cross and other detail on the side.... must have been put in when the metal was still malleable.
I'll get it up online in due course....
We are still working on the descriptions for the Museum... a truly massive task,
So currently access is rather limited since we have personally to talk the way through all of the exhibits.... which takes well over an hour.
Hopefully by next year we will have it all on tablets..
All the Best,
Brian Moffatt

urbanspaceman · 18th November 2024, 10:49 PM

Hi Brian. You forgot to include your museum website address.

Brian Moffatt · 20th November 2024, 09:26 AM

Easiest way in Keith,
...is an image web search

Reivers! The Borderlands Museum

That will produce lots of decent pictures, on quite number of Arms and Armour subjects plus much more..

I am currently working on the most important post I have ever attempted...hopefully I will get the bones of it up online in the next few days...

This one will change everything, but making all of the parts connected with it
make sense... is a job for a team really, and being in ones 80's does not help, as some of the sites (locations) connected are near impossible to access..

"Official" assistance is out of the question, since my activities interfere with "Government" / Landowner policy.
And so... the Tourism and Development folk are very reluctant to talk to us..
"More than me jobs worth" Etc.
This goes right back to the end of the 16th century!
All the Best,
Brian

31st May 2024, 06:11 PM	#1
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 577	response Just as a hint of a suggestion: I always type/compose my longer responses in MS Word, then copy and paste into the forum, as too many times the website eats my efforts. On to the issue at hand: Artist's 'Props', now there is an obvious reason that never crossed my mind... thank-you. Of course, getting important folk to sit still for lengthy periods on an often basis was never easy was it/is it? I have abandoned all efforts to unravel the family lineage involved in the Wentworth/Woodhouse/Watson affair: simply way too many variations on the names and titles to achieve coherence. I do think I got it right except the caskets were made post 1750 by the latest WWW incumbent. All good fun until your brain melts. Thank-you Folks. Attached Images

18th November 2024, 10:49 PM	#3
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 577	Museum website url Hi Brian. You forgot to include your museum website address.

16th November 2024, 08:36 PM	#2
Brian Moffatt Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 7	Way off beam I know Keith, But just for the information of anyone researching "Shotley"... for some weird reason the posting on my blog on the subject no longer appears to be accessible to search engines.... so best way in is just to go straight to the front page and scroll down. We now have what I believe to be a Medieval Derwent valley anvil... it came from very close to Hexham Abbey... fascinating thing with a cross and other detail on the side.... must have been put in when the metal was still malleable. I'll get it up online in due course.... We are still working on the descriptions for the Museum... a truly massive task, So currently access is rather limited since we have personally to talk the way through all of the exhibits.... which takes well over an hour. Hopefully by next year we will have it all on tablets.. All the Best, Brian Moffatt

20th November 2024, 09:26 AM	#4
Brian Moffatt Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 7	Easiest way in Keith, ...is an image web search Reivers! The Borderlands Museum That will produce lots of decent pictures, on quite number of Arms and Armour subjects plus much more.. I am currently working on the most important post I have ever attempted...hopefully I will get the bones of it up online in the next few days... This one will change everything, but making all of the parts connected with it make sense... is a job for a team really, and being in ones 80's does not help, as some of the sites (locations) connected are near impossible to access.. "Official" assistance is out of the question, since my activities interfere with "Government" / Landowner policy. And so... the Tourism and Development folk are very reluctant to talk to us.. "More than me jobs worth" Etc. This goes right back to the end of the 16th century! All the Best, Brian