Photographing the Roman Wall Exhibition

02 Sep 2022 ARCHIVED (over 3 months old) - view latest news

As part of the yearlong Hadrian’s Wall 1900 festival, Northumberland Libraries are running a project called Photographing the Roman Wall: Then and Now.

The main event is an exhibition of photographs by the Hexham photographer and archaeologist, John Pattison Gibson (1838 – 1912).

In partnership with Northumberland Archives we are delighted to announce the launch of the exhibition at the Haltwhistle Library and Community Hub, Westgate, Haltwhistle, NE49 0AX. The exhibition will be available to view from 8 September, 2022 until 7 October, 2022 during library hours:
Mon to Fri: 10am - 1pm and 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Saturday: 10am - 1pm

The Gibson Collection is housed at Northumberland Archives and the exhibition is a wonderful opportunity to view photographs from the collection.

Gibson was a highly skilled photographer and he received many awards both locally and abroad. Aside from his passion for photography, Gibson had an avid interest in archaeology and the Roman Wall in particular. He participated in several excavations and used his photographs to document the findings. The photographs date from c1890 to c1910 and for historians and the public alike they provide a unique record of the wall and the countryside at this time.

Keep an eye on the Northumberland Libraries website www.mylibrary.co.uk for more information about the project. View our Eventbrite page for the full programme of events on offer over the coming months: Photographing the Roman Wall Collection