Castle Quarters
Alnwick Quarters
Aln, Celtic for bright river, and wick, an Anglo-Saxon settlement, point towards the possible origins of Alnwick. From the Normans to the Tudors, Alnwick, with its mighty castle, offered a strategic defence . . . — — Map (db m125983) HM
This Column of Remembrance
Is Dedicated to the Men of
Alnwick Who Gave Their Lives
In The Wars Of
1914 — 1918 & 1939 — 1945
We will remember them
( upper small plaque )
Korea War 1950 – 53
Flis. A. . . . — — Map (db m126057) WM
Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland
Bosnian Croat Army 76mm Artillery Gun
Regimental Sergeant Major Mac Leyland and Corporal Mac McGuiness, 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers took possession of this gun when on peace-keeping duties in . . . — — Map (db m126054) HM
Restored 1986
Presented by
Adam Robertson to
His Native Town
1890
Opened by Earl Percy June 8th 1891
Robertson’s Pant
This fountain
or pant was erected
in 1890 by Adam Robertson
local freeman and
benefactor as a
gift to his . . . — — Map (db m126056) HM
Sir Henry Percy 'Harry Hotspur' c1364 – 1403
“...and by his light did all the chivalry of England move to do brave acts.”
William Shakespeare - Henry IV, Part II
This statue was commissioned by Alnwick Community Development . . . — — Map (db m126055) HM
Sir Henry Percy Hotspur
Harry Hotspur was born at Alnwick Castle in 1364 or 1366 and was knighted in 1377 at the time when his father was created 1st Earl of Northumberland. He was supremely powerful in combat on land and sea, though sometimes his . . . — — Map (db m125984) HM
