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MuseumsSite Name: Great North Museum Alternative Name: Hancock Museum, Museum of Antiquities
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.21 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Tyne and Wear Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Newcastle
Map Ref: NZ2485565168
Latitude: 54.980501N  Longitude: 1.613181W
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4Short walk on a footpath
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hallsifer visited on 31st Oct 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Fab museum with a plentiful amount of pieces inside - both older neolithic axes & newer pieces and artefacts from Hadrians wall. Fully reccomend it to anyone in the area since it's a great place to visit.

Anne T visited on 4th May 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Great North Museum, Newcastle: The last time I visited here was some 8 or 9 years ago, with some police officers from York. We spent most of our time at the Hadrian's Wall exhibit, with them comparing Roman soldier's battle kit to their modern day riot gear. I found the layout of the galleries confusing, and the signs not terribly clear, but we spent a good couple of hours looking at Anglo Saxon artefacts and rock art. I also enjoyed the Ancient Egyptian gallery, and found the Mouse House for under 5's - definitely a place to return to with my grand-daughter. I'd love to come back to their library sometime, which is open to all. The coffee shop on the first floor was also good.

Modern-Neolithic visited on 4th Jul 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Well worth a visit and admission is free.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 4 Access: 5

Great North Museum
Great North Museum submitted by durhamnature : The Great North Museum, formerly the Hancock. The best museum in the north east. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in Tyne and Wear

Great North Museum: Hancock: Prehistoric collection, mainly from the former Museum of Antiquities, including cists, grave goods, weapons and rock art. Other attractions include the Planetarium, the Living Planet, Fossil Stories, Hadrian's Wall Gallery, Rocks and Minerals, Ancient Egyptians, Greek and Etruscan art and Natural Northumbria. For younger visitors, there is also the the Mouse House.

Address
Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4PT
Phone: 0191 2226765
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm, Saturday/Sunday 1pm to 4pm

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Please note the museum is closed to visitors from Monday 21st May to Thursday, 21st June 2018 (inclusive).

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Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This strange object, a little difficult to photograph because of the spot lights, reflections and shadows, is a memorial casket in the form of a house-shaped casket shrine. It has an inscription in runes on one side and Latin on the other: "In memory of Hroerthberh(t), a monument in memory of his uncle. Pray for (his) soul'. Dates to the 8th century. Recorded in the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Scu... (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This fragment of cross is from Tynemouth Priory and dates to the 10th century AD. The carving shows two animals intertwined with interlaced-ribbon animals, which were first seen in manuscript art. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : A little blurred, as it was photographed through glass, trying to minimise reflections. This is a copy of the wonderful Franks Casket, displayed in the Anglo Saxon exhibition space, behind glass. Left hand side of the box. The museum sign tells us this dates from around 700 AD, it is a whalebone box carved in Northumbria. It has both Judeao-Christian and pagan Germanic scenes. The inscriptions ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This is a copy of the wonderful Franks Casket, displayed in the Anglo Saxon exhibition space, behind glass. Front face. The museum sign tells us this dates from around 700 AD, it is a whalebone box carved in Northumbria. It has both Judeao-Christian and pagan Germanic scenes. The inscriptions are both in Latin and Germanic runes. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This cross was found at Almouth and dates from around 800AD. The museum sign says that this face has panels of interlace and a runic inscriptions which states the cross was made by Myredah. It is rare to have a maker's name. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Great North Museum (Rock Art)
Great North Museum (Rock Art) submitted by Anne T : This is ERA-1884, Lilburn Burial B stone. Beckensall's description reads: "The fragment has had part of its decoration broken off; the main motif is a ring around a boss and six concentric rings that are more incised than pecked. Four similarly concentric arcs, cut off, join the outer ring, moving in a different direction. This type of motif is not usual in Northumberland, where the centre of arc...

Great North Museum
Great North Museum submitted by Anne T : These urns were found at the rock shelter cemetery at Goatscrag. One held the cremated remains of a man, the other contained a woman and child. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum.

Great North Museum
Great North Museum submitted by Anne T : [This photo is a little blurred, due to the low lighting and no tripod - I'll go back and retake it shortly.] This scratched-on figure of a horned god was found at Vindolanda Fort and is said to have been associated with fertility in pre-Roman Europe. "Several of these figures have been found as statues and graffiti on stones, suggesting that older religious beliefs were continuing alongside Roma...

Great North Museum
Great North Museum submitted by Anne T : This figure of a horned god is said to have been associated with fertility in pre-Roman Europe. "Several of these figures have been found as statues and graffiti on stones, suggesting that older religious beliefs were continuing alongside Roman practices." This figure was found at Lanchester. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum.

Great North Museum
Great North Museum submitted by Anne T : This Celtic stone head was found at Sewingshields Milecastle. Whilst found in a Roman military context, the museum sign tells us it is evidence of 'the cult of the head' in pre-Roman Britain, suggesting they were brought in with German or Gallic troops. To the Celts, the head was the repository of someone's soul, intelligence and bravery. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Muse...

Great North Museum
Great North Museum submitted by Anne T : This Celtic stone head, was found near Hadrian's Wall at West Denton. Whilst found in a Roman military context, the museum sign tells us it is evidence of 'the cult of the head' in pre-Roman Britain, suggesting they were brought in with German or Gallic troops. To the Celts, the head was the repository of someone's soul, intelligence and bravery. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great No...

Great North Museum
Great North Museum submitted by Anne T : This Celtic stone head, from Lemington, reminds me of the Celtic heads in Tullie House Museum, Carlisle. Whilst found in a Roman military context, the museum sign tells us it is evidence of 'the cult of the head' in pre-Roman Britain, suggesting they were brought in with German or Gallic troops. To the Celts, the head was the repository of someone's soul, intelligence and bravery. Submitted with...

Great North Museum (Rock Art)
Great North Museum (Rock Art) submitted by Anne T : This boulder (which was displayed almost behind a glass case) had no museum label/sign telling us what it was. The motifs looked as if they'd been highlighted with a lighter colour paint, as if they were recently made as part of the children's interactive display. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum. (1 comment)

Great North Museum (Rock Art)
Great North Museum (Rock Art) submitted by Anne T : This is the Ouston Stone (ERA-1897, Ouston, Pike Hill a; Beckensall 664; SMR/HER N10363), again displayed in a glass case. The museum sign tells us it shows peck marks made by stone tools, so it is likely to be of Neolithic date (4,000 to 2,500 BC). Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum.

Great North Museum (Rock Art)
Great North Museum (Rock Art) submitted by Anne T : Not quite rock art, but in the Prehistoric Exhibition. This iron spearhead was found in the Bellshiel Cairn on the Otterburn Ranges. Whilst I found it really difficult to photograph as it was laid down in a glass case, I was delighted to see this object as we'd visited this cairn last year, and I was fascinated by it. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum.

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This grave marker dates to the 7th century AD and is from the monastery of St. Hilda in Hartlepool. The museum sign tells us it is decorated with a cross and the name "Hilddigyth" in runes. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum.

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This bronze hanging bowl, difficult to photograph because of the spot lighting and shadows, comes from Capheaton and dates to the 7th century AD. The escutheons which hold the chain have an enamelled key pattern and animal head hooks. Beautiful. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum. (1 comment)

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This fragment of grave marker dates from the late 7th to 7th century AD, and comes from Jarrow. Recorded on the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture, Northumberland catalogue, as Jarrow 14. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum.

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This fragment of cross shaft was found in Bothal, and dates to the 10th or 11th century AD. Recorded in the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculptures, Northumberland catalogue, as Bothal 03 (url 532). Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum.

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This fragment of cross shaft is from Northumberland (find place not specified) shows a saltire - the diagonal cross of St. Andrew (now used in the national flag of Scotland). Date not given. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum. (2 comments)

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This grave marker is from Kirknewton. The museum sign says it shows Christ triumphant, holding the resurrection cross and a book or scroll. It dates from the late 11th to 12th century. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum.

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This grave marker is described by the museum as dating from 650-750 AD. From Hartlepool, the Latin inscription around the central cross reads "Pray for Vermund (and) Torhtshuid". Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum.

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This fragment of a small cross head comes from Hexham Abbey. No further details given on the museum sign. Submitted with kind permission of the Great North Museum.

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This cinerary urn is decorated with stamped rosettes and crescents. It dates from the early 6th century AD and comes from Heworth, near York. In the Anglo Saxon exhibition. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum.

Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones)
Great North Museum (Anglo Saxon Stones) submitted by Anne T : This is a fragment of 8th century cross shaft, found at Edlingham Church. Recorded in the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture as 'Edlingham' in the Northumberland catalogue. Submitted with the kind permission of the Great North Museum.

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