Visited this interesting little museum a few days ago. It is housed inside the beautiful Bamburgh Castle in Northumbria which is owned by the Armstrong family of Armstrong-Whitworth fame. The displays feature a range of aero-engines, components and wreck site recoveries including Spitfire Mk I L1037 and parts of a Warwick. It’s a lovely little museum in an excellent setting and makes a great day out.
Next two sections from Warwick VI HG136 –
Propeller from a German aircraft (Me110 or Ju88 possibly) –
Crankshaft and prop hub from Whitley Mk I T4151 –
Cheetah from Oxford L4597 –
Merlin from Mosquito T.III LR565 –
By: Mothminor - 15th June 2016 at 17:08
The Spitfire remains of L1037 are behind glass and not easy to photograph due to reflections from windows in the wall opposite.
I resorted to draping a coat over my head and camera while my wife held the coat against the glass. It worked. 🙂
It certainly did work! That’s a very good tip thanks 🙂 The ones I took of that display are pretty awful to say the least – the reflected windows are the clearest thing in them!
I totally agree with all the comments about Northumbria – a very beautiful, scenic part of the country which we really enjoyed visiting.
By: bradleygolding - 15th June 2016 at 10:41
A Polarizing filter would have helped there Peter, and you wife could have relaxed!
Steve
By: Mark12 - 15th June 2016 at 09:43
The Spitfire remains of L1037 are behind glass and not easy to photograph due to reflections from windows in the wall opposite.
I resorted to draping a coat over my head and camera while my wife held the coat against the glass. It worked. 🙂
A couple of shots from May 2014
By: wl745 - 14th June 2016 at 01:26
Lord Armstrongs house is nearbye at Rothbury,first house in England to be lit by electricity and it was Hydro!!!Thanks to him and WW1 my gran escaped domestic work and ended up in one of his munitions factories and thus became an independent lady!!!!
By: 12jaguar - 13th June 2016 at 07:55
We visited the castle and associated aviation museum last September, both are well worth a visit
John
By: Paul F - 13th June 2016 at 06:51
The Northumbrian countryside and beachs are pretty good too!But as I come from thereabouts I am a little biased!!!
WL745 That is an understatement and a half, the beaches and countryside are stunning, and so unspoilt (and I don’t even come form the area!)…but shhh, don’t tell everyone, or they’ll all come and trample all over it!
In Summer 2014 we loved taking long evening walks on the southern end of the immense sandy expanse of Druridge Bay most evenings where we enjoyed epic sunsets and stunning views right up to Coquet Island, but barely saw another soul….. and even in school hols places like Alnmouth, Bamburgh, and Holy Island didn’t feel too crowded. If I were you I’d want to keep that ‘patch’ all to myself.
By: wl745 - 13th June 2016 at 01:03
The Northumbrian countryside and beachs are pretty good too!But as I come from thereabouts I am a little biased!!!
By: Paul F - 12th June 2016 at 23:51
It’s a lovely little museum in an excellent setting and makes a great day out.
Yes indeed, visited it summer 2014, and was surprised to find so many artefacts so well presented, and to keep the wife/family happy they’ve got the rest of the castle to look around ;-). I meant to post a thread with a few shots myself, but never got around to it….
If anyone is in Northumberland, then Bamburgh castle is well worth the visit anyway, and the aviation section is an added bonus for aviation fans.
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June 12, 2016 at 5:04 pm