The Fitzhugh Library

The Fitzhugh Library is a charitable trust established in 1988. We aim to maintain and expand our collection of material which we make available to the public for reference and research, aided by knowledgeable volunteers.

The area covered is the old Palatinate of Durham before its 1836 dissolution, plus the ecclesiastical parish of Romaldkirk.

At present, the Library contains over twenty thousand catalogued items – books, maps and periodicals, together with about 14,000 photographs as well as some 30,000 newspaper cuttings and ephemera. The current number of maps is over 2,000.

The material covers many topics including history, archaeology, and biography. There are strong sections on mining (lead and coal), railways, churches, education, and architecture. Several shelves are given over to material about the ecclesiastical parish of Romaldkirk and North Durham (Islandshire, Norhamshire & Bedlingtonshire).

Particular collections include the Hannah Hauxwell collection, the June Luckhurst collection about Teesdale chapels and recently the Teesdale Heritage Group archive of documents and photographs. We have the archives of local historians Alan Wilkinson and Eric Barnes.

Timings & Tours

Friday 06 September:

1000-1500

Saturday 07 September:

1000-1500

Sunday 08 September:

1000-1500

Monday 09 September:

1000-1500

Tuesday 10 September:

1000-1500

Location & directions

The Fitzhugh Library, 51 Market Place, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 0QH

Directions:

Opposite the Teesdale Hotel and above the Village Bookshop.

Contact on day:

Derek Sims 07899966327 Cath Maddison 07467087476

Telephone number:

+447899966327

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The library is on the first floor, accessed by a staircase; there is no disabled access.

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