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Once the main road from Morpeth to Alnwick (A1) and now much quieter since the bypass was constructed.
©Les Hull
The stone sign above the door
©David Clark
The centre building used to be The North eastern Bank. Belmont House stands to the left and The Reading Rooms to the right of the bank. [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1892231] is a close up of the stone Reading Rooms sign above the door.
©David Clark
Dist:0.2km<br/>From Northumberland County Council, awaiting readers at the bridge in Felton.
©David Clark
Dist:0.2km<br/>At one time the village was supplied with water from here.
©David Clark
Dist:0.2km<br/>Probably 15th century. Looking upstream.
©Joan Sykes
Dist:0.2km<br/>This thoroughly unlovely bridge dates from 1927 and originally carried the Great North Road over the River Coquet until the by-pass was built in 1981. It stands in sharp contrast with the beautiful 15th century bridge [[334260]] just upstream which is now closed to motor traffic.
©Oliver Dixon
Dist:0.2km<br/>In the foreground is a Millennium plaque inserted onto the bridge. A close up can be seen here- [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1888512]
©David Clark
Dist:0.2km<br/>On the Old Bridge at Felton
©David Clark
Dist:0.2km<br/>Probably 15th century. The new bridge can be seen beyond. Looking downstream showing flotsam accumulated against the cutwater.
©Joan Sykes
Dist:0.2km<br/>Felton war memorial. "Pro patria 1914 - 1919 A tribute of reverent remembrance to our glorious dead". Beautiful carved cross with slab added for WW2.
©Malcolm Campbell
Dist:0.2km<br/>Under the Old Bridge over the Coquet at Felton
©David Clark
Dist:0.2km<br/>Keys to the Past Web Site: The medieval bridge at Felton was probably built in the 15th century and has three arches spanning the River Coquet. Despite having been widened in the 18th or 19th century, it now carries only pedestrian traffic, a new bridge having been built next to it in the early 20th century. The bridge is built of sandstone and each pier has pointed cutwaters to help the water flow around them. Little documentary evidence has been found for the history of the bridge but an early charter shows there has been a bridge of some kind at Felton since at least the 12th century. The crossing at Felton was an important part of the route between Newcastle upon Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed. This is a Scheduled Monument and Grade II* Listed Building protected by law. At one time this bridge carried the Great North Road (A1) even when the bridge was replaced Felton could be a bit of a bottle neck. Since a by-pass was built Felton had returned to its more tranquil days.
©Les Hull
Dist:0.3km<br/>Coffee shop and newsagent which stands by the old bridge over the River Coquet in Felton. The Great North Road formerly ran through the village, and at one time this building may have been an old inn catering for the passing trade.
©Oliver Dixon
Dist:0.3km<br/>For the plaque over the blue door see [[1905095]].
©Humphrey Bolton

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