Links to other sites


Commercial Sites

Berwick Advertiser
www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk

Weekly news brought to you by the Berwick Advertiser, Berwick's oldest established local newspaper.

Fishing News
www.fishingnews.co.uk

The voice of the UK fishing industry since 1913.

Photo Centre, Berwick
Website not currently listed.

Commercial and press photography and photographic supplies. Shop at 17 Bridge Street, Berwick upon Tweed (Tel: 01289 306434).

Rigo Yachts International
www.rigoyachts.com

International yacht charter and brokerage agency.
Berwick-based professional geneaology service specialising in research for Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England, Scotland and Wales.
 

Libraries, Museums and Record Offices

National Library of Scotland
www.nls.uk
Scotland's national library contains millions of books, manuscripts and maps.

National Maritime Museum
www.nmm.ac.uk

The home of Britain's national maritime collections.
Local records including shipping registers for the Port of Berwick.
The Berwick Borough Museum and Art Gallery includes some of the art works collected by Glasgow shipping merchant Sir William Burrell who lived at nearby Hutton Castle.
Kings Own Scottish Borderers Association and Museum
http://www.kosb.co.uk/museum.htm
The regimental museum of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers located within Berwick Barracks..
 

Local Interest

Highly recommended site featuring a treasure trove of images from Berwick's past.

Berwick Rangers Football Club
http://www.berwickrangers.net/

Official website of Berwick Rangers F.C., the only English team to play in the senior Scottish leagues.
 

Maritime History

The South West Maritime History Society
www.swmaritime.org.uk

The society promotes interest in all aspects of maritime history including research.

Through Mighty Seas
www.mightyseas.co.uk

A history of sailing ships of the North West of England. Includes histories of vessels of the James Fisher Fleet that were built at Berwick upon Tweed.
A history of the sailing ships of the Royal Navy.

Ships and Shipping

A daily journal of shipping photography that also provides a gateway to a number of ship-related sites.
Comprehensive downloadable tug list created and maintained by Piet Van Damme.
Covers ships and shipping in the North East coast of England and beyond.
Ship photos including ferries, tugs and coasters.

Ships Nostalgia
www.shipsnostalgia.com

A forum, discussion board and various galleries for all things related to ships and shipping including the fishing industry.

Shipspotting.Com
www.shipspotting.com

A comprehensive site with a photo database and forums covering ships from all over the world.
Trawler Pictures
www.trawlerpictures.net
An online community for those interested in the fishing industry including a gallery of fishing vessels.

Trawler Photos
www.trawlerphotos.co.uk

Trawler Photos is a online gallery of photographs and images covering everything to do with commercial fishing.

40+ Fishing Boat Association
http://www.homepages.mcb.net/40fba/main.html

Founded in 1995 the Association is for anyone with an interest in old fishing boats.
Air Sea Rescue and Marine Craft Section Club
www.asrmcs-club.com

Founded in 1951, the Air Sea Rescue & Marine Craft Section Club is open to all who have served in the Royal Air Force on marine craft in any of the recognized marine branch trades.
Dedicated to trawlers and trawlermen who worked out of the ports of Granton and Leith. The site includes a detailed index of vessels.
A comprehensive site detailing the history of the Caledonian MacBrayne Fleet in the Western Isles and on the Clyde.
Site dedicated to the memory of those who sailed trawlers out of Milford.
A regularly updated site on the port of Newlyn. The gallery includes several photos of modified Berwick 'sputniks' that fished out of the port.
Website dedicated to Berwick Lifeboat containing photos, news, contact details and history.

Berwick Harbour
http://www.wix.com/berwick/port

Excellent website featuring vessels seen pictured in the port of Berwick, a history of the Tweed Dock and a 'live' AIS link.
 

Art

Charnwood Arts Webworks
http://www.charnwood-arts.org.uk/webworks/

This site hosts samples of work by the artist and illustrator Bryan Page as featured on the 'Early Yards' page of the Berwick Shipyard website.

 

Stay in Berwick upon Tweed

Site featuring a wide selection of Northumberland holiday cottages, flats and apartments including accommodation in the historic town of Berwick upon Tweed.
 

 


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