The Monthly Chronicle of North Country Lore and Legend was published "for the proprietors of The Newcastle Weekly Chronicle by Walter Scott, publishers, Newcastle-on-Tyne. It was a round-up of everything "North Country" - profiles of towns, villages, manors, castles, etc.; noteworthy people past and present; history, folklore and legend; and the natural history of the area. It focused on the "border country" - including the regions of Durham, Newcastle-on-Tyne, York, the Lake Districts, etc. Only five volumes were published - 1887 to 1891. All five volumes can be downloaded for free at Archive.org.

See the Full Index, including fiction, poetry and other content not posted on VictorianVoices.net.

Animals (Domestic)

Pack Horses in the North, by S. Emily Lumb

The British Isles

The City of Durham, by J.R. Boyle

Durham Castle, by J.R. Boyle

Durham Cathedral, by J.R. Boyle

Alnwick Castle

Berwick Bridge

Derwentwater, Keswick, and Grange

Newcastle and Its Bridges

The Town and Port of Sunderland

History & Folklore

A Bedlington Legend

A Cleveland Tragedy and a Cleveland Poet, by James Clephan

Curious Customs of the Lake District

Cutty Soams

The Household Books of Naworth Castle, by James Clephan

The Lark Hall Sprite

Miracle Plays and Mysteries of the North

The Mosstroopers

The Northumbrian Highwaymen

The Oak-Tree Coffins of Featherstone

The Savings Bank Tragedy, Newcastle

The Shilbottle Blue Bonnet

Stephen Hollin's Ghost

Turnip Husbandry, by W. Wealands Robson

The Wild Dog of Ennerdale

Objects, Curiosities & Antiquities

Toad Mugs

People

SHIPTON, Mother, and Her Prophecies

WYCLIFFE - The Morning Star of the Reformation

Royalty

The Assassination of Gustavus of Sweden

Science & Technology

The First Screw Collier

The Invention of the Lucifer Match, by James Clephan

The Lighting of Towns, by James Clephan