Northumberland is the most northern county in England and one of Britain's best kept secrets. This beautiful and historic area has amazing scenery, magnificent castles and golden sandy beaches.
Even though I have been to Alnwick before, it was a few years ago, and was more of a tourist trip, so this time I went as a researcher. I went first to the local library, and although they have no archives, they were able to give me access to the British Newspaper Archives, a s...