Find Buildings In The North

A restored orangery and the brainchild of The Duchess of Buccleugh, in the grounds of Dalkeith Palace.

A tiny dwelling standing on a bridge straddling the Stock Beck in Ambleside.

England's oldest gaol, built in 1333 from the stone of the Corbridge Roman site.

A large ruinous estate house that has been taken over by nature.

A human home owned by a sculptor who has carved avian abodes in stone for the sparrows sharing his home on Pier Road in Berwick.

The remains of a 18th century salt pans set on the coastal path near St Monans.

A Market Hall, dating from the 17th century and Market Cross thought to date from the 13th century in the centre of Bingley.

A Victorian model village near Shipley in Bradford, West Yorkshire, built by Sir Titus Salt for his mill workers and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A library designed to look like the pages of a book being fanned, with curious exhibits and a viewing terrace overlooking the River Tyne.

An unfinished hotel left to ruin in the hills near Oban.

An old brick built seaman's chapel on Newcastle Quayside, built by Thomas Oliver Junior and opened in 1877.

A 1956 style AA sentry box that would have been a sight of safety for many post war drivers until its closure in 2002.

The ruin of Swinner Gill Lead Mine near Keld, Upper Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales.

Crackpot hall is an abandoned farm close to the Beldi Hill Lead Mine near Keld in the Yorkshire Dales.

Award winning observatory within Northumberland Dark Sky Park

A working water mill built in 1740 near the River Bela.

A bijoux phone box visitor centre in Branxton, dedicated to the history of the battle of Flodden Field.

A shelter by Softroom Architects on the shore of Kielder Water.

An Edwardian Baroque-styled multi-purpose building feature artworks.

The remains of a tower that was part of a 15th century manor house.

A former showroom for horses, carriages and bicycles, later a car showroom and now an office space which retains many original features including the old wooden horse ramp.

A grade II drainage portal with a rustic tally house which was used to explore and drain ground in Allendale for mining.

Discover Shildon, the cradle of the railways, with highlights including Hackworth’s House, the Coal Drops, and SoHo Shed – celebrating 200 years of railway history in 2025.

A ruined house in the Scots Baronial style that is part of the Seacliff Estate.

This former prestigious rectory is one of the oldest domestic houses in England and is haunted!

A spectacular medieval ruin, in Muggleswick near Consett, built during the mid 1200s which was home to a farm, a chapel, a grange and a dairy, which belonged to the Prior of Durham.

Quirky water mill maintained by National Trust for Scotland.

A burial vault for John Pringle, built from the rubble of a hospital, church and friary known as The House of the Holy Trinity, with great views out over Southern Scotland.

16th century tower built for Alexander Hannay, and still owned by the family today.

An enchanting gatehouse and remains of a Medieval almshouse and hospital on an elbow of the River Wear in Durham.

A nature reserve which was an old mining area with remains of a monolithic winding engine house.

Historic 18th Century Grade II Listed Building and Grounds now used as a Registry Office with space for ceremonies and on-site accommodation, whilst the basement includes the remains of a Cold War Nuclear Bunker.

A sentry box that once housed AA patrolmen and then a telephone to aid you should your car breakdown.

A hearse house hidden in the beautiful Allen Valley which was funded through the philanthropy of local travelling tea seller, Isaac Holden.

Abandoned farm buildings built around 1851.

The remains of a gatehouse that lead to an Augustinian Priory Church.

A unique fortress style house in Newcastle's West End that was won as a prize in a 1920's raffle.

A collection of twelve almshouses designed by Norman Shaw for Lord Armstrong to house his retired workers in Rothbury.

Disused haybarn on the Croxdale Hall estate.

A bread oven introduced in 1310 to the people of Corbridge by King John and used for over 500 years.

A replica of an Iron Age Roundhouse giving a glimpse into life 2000 years ago.

Smuggler's Bothy built by the famous smuggler John Robertson in 1760.

One of a handful of hearse houses left in the UK with a little 'fun for free' museum.

A proud standing Percy lion atop a grandiose gateway to the old Ladykirk House in Upsettlington.

The first pier on the North East Coast and last pier in Yorkshire.

A splendid feast of medieval lookalike architectural delights, and other things.

A ruined farm house on top of Yearning Law near the border ridge.

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

An ancient corn mill, nestled in the bend of the River Till, sitting between Ford and Etal.

Guibal fan house built in 1872, which once ventilated Huntcliff Ironstone mine.

A small castellated house in Bedale that was used to house leeches which were sold to local doctors for bloodletting.

Howk Bobbin Mill is a ruined 19th century mill, it is hidden away surrounded by trees with the River Caldew running alongside it and the mystical fairy pools nearby.

Turret 29A on Hadrian's Wall.

Remains of a roman fort built around 260AD

Sitting on a blowy corner of the Northumberland National Park, is Causeway House, Northumberland's only heather thatched cottage. With a history of hidden lucky roof charms and close to a Roman Milecastle.

The Ridsdale Iron Works, castle-like ruin in, was the point of manufacture of pig steel used in the construction of Newcastle's High Level Bridge.

A hospital built on the site of a 13th century Augustinian Friary to house the "poor freemen" of Newcastle.

Once a public loo, now a tiny holiday home in the heart of Berwick.

Remains of a pumping station built by Robert Stephenson in 1844.

A former POW camp located behind Featherstone Castle for Italian and German prisoners of war.

A medieval pele tower first recorded in 1415.

The ruins of a crossing used to allow Roman soldiers and goods across the Vallum.

An old school hall in Ford Village that was decorated with biblical murals by Lady Waterford over 21 years.

Built in 1846, the standing engine hauled railway trucks up and down an incline into Rookhope.

An urban conservation area, with grand buildings, cobbled lanes, River Tyne views, and a few pubs.

One of Blighty’s oldest wooden ship-lapped buildings. Fresh from a new coat of paint.

Edwardian Baroque styled town hall which embodies civic pride.

Jail built on the site of the old Jedburgh Castle in the 1820s.

An old tithe barn within the grounds of Foulden Parish Church where parishioners would give the church 10% of their agricultural produce.

A Grade II listed building that was constructed in 1796 to store ice for the fishing industry.

A Grade II listed building in North Shields built in 1893-94 to provide accommodation for retired and needy seafarers and their wives.

A ruined Roman template dedicated to the local deity Antenociticus.

A charity and working community farm in the urban heart of Newcastle upon Tyne.

The highest perched toilet in England, situated in Northumberland National Park

A ruined colliery engine house that was part of a monumental mining disaster.

A timber cabin set on the banks of Kielder Water mirrored on the opposite bank by another, more simple hut.

A covered market in Newcastle City centre, designed by John Dobson and opened in 1835. Once the largest covered market in the country.

A grade two listed iconic building in Cullercoats constructed as a lookout for fishermen.

A tower based on a siege engine amongst eclectic buildings

Turret 7B on Hadrian's Wall, found along with a 63m long section of the wall in a small area of public space in a housing estate by the A186

Remains of a former smelting mill hidden in the Northumberland countryside.

An old 19th century pottery on the outskirts of Corbridge, previously known as Walker's Pottery.

Small National Trust site with medieval hall dating back to the 13th century.

Ruins of a corn mill in the heart of Whittle Dene.

A 15th century country house, situated near the village of Alwinton in an area of natural outstanding beauty.

Small museum showcasing the history of coal mining in the region.

The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers or as it is more commonly known, “The Mining Institute” is one of the finest buildings in Newcastle. It is a Victorian building built at the time when high-Gothic architecture was coming into fashion.

An ornate, Edwardian Shopping Arcade, in the centre of Newcastle built in 1906. The arcade is set within Richard Grainger's Central Exchange Building.

The last remaining hut built to accomodate the workers who constructed the Catcleugh Reservoir.

A 19th Century, Grade II listed, Lifeboat Station situated on the beautiful horseshoe bay at Cullercoats.

The smallest museum in Northumberland (if not the world!!) with pictures, memorabilia and trinkets about boating life in Alnmouth.

A castelled octagonal building in Seaton Sluice that was once a tax office, harbour master house and now a gallery.

A research and teaching laboratory which formed part of the School of Marine Science and Technology at Newcastle University. It is now part of the larger School of Natural and Environmental Sciences.

Water Mill on the edge of Blaydon, originally built in 1730.

Old flour mill converted into a contemporary art gallery in 2002.

An independent Library, the largest outside of London, in the centre of Newcastle established in 1793, opened in 1825 and home of Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society.

Famous book shop in the old Alnwick train station.

Remains of the 14th century walls that were built around Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Birthplace of mechanical engineer George Stephenson, built around 1760.

A beautiful little barn used to collect tithes in the middle ages.