The Spirit of the North

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Photographic celebration of historic places that embody and inspire Northern spirit will feature in a new exhibition at Bessie Surtees House.

Venue
Historic England, Bessie Surtees House

41 – 44 Sandhill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3JF

Price
Free
Dates
June 22, 2018 - September 9, 2018
Opening Times

Bessie Surtees House (where the exhibition will be hosted) is only open for the public to visit from Mondays to Fridays, 10am – 4pm. The building will also open specially during the Great Exhibition period to include later opening for the opening ceremony on the 22/6/18 and also for the closing ceremony on the 09/09/2018.

No tickets required

Historic England has commissioned a new photography project that celebrates Northerness – highlighting places that have helped inspire and shape Northern identity. The photographs will be used to provide a lively and engaging story of the North, a story that could only happen here. The images will be available online and will feature in a new exhibition hosted at Bessie Surtees House, on the Newcastle Quayside. Bessie Surtees House will remain open to the public until 6pm on the evening of the Great Exhibition launch to celebrate and join in the festivities taking place on the Quayside

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Venue: Historic England, Bessie Surtees House

The Spirit of the North

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Accessibility Information

Bessie Surtees House is a historic building split over multiple floors; the upper levels (including the rooms open to the public) are only accessible via a series of steps and staircases.

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