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Frank Gerald Simpson

Ian Malpass-Scott — Sun, 10 May 2026 17:48:00 +0000

Photograph of Frank Gerald Simpson in the museum at Chesters.

Frank Gerald Simpson (31 October 1882 – 14 May 1955) CBE, MA, Hon. FSA Scot. was a British archaeologist and authority on Hadrian’s Wall. He was the first to confirm that Hadrian’s Wall was built by the Emperor Hadrian and not the Emperor Severus as some antiquarians believed.

Object description
Type: Photograph
Location: Chesters Roman Fort, Northumberland
Material: Photographic paper
Artist: unknown
Date: unknown

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 250
Licensing: Image of an English Heritage asset. This image cannot be licensed.

William Henry Armstrong Fitzpatrick Watson-Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1863-1941)

Ian Malpass-Scott — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:29:00 +0000

A black painted frame containing copies of a group of three photographs of William Henry Armstrong Fitzpatrick Watson-Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1863-1941) at a formal dinner.

Provenance: Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 – 1987).

Text from the National Trust website

Object description
Type: Photographic print
Location: Cragside, Rothbury, Northumberland
Material: Photograph on paper
Artist: Unknown photographer
Date: Unknown

Image Details
Date: 21 April 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/30s
ISO: 640
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.

William John Montagu Watson-Armstrong, 2nd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1892-1972) in Coronation Robes

Ian Malpass-Scott — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:29:00 +0000

Provenance: Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 – 1987).

Text from the National Trust website

Object description
Type: Photographic print
Location: Cragside, Rothbury, Northumberland
Material: Photograph on paper
Artist: Unknown photographer
Date: Unknown

Image Details
Date: 21 April 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/22s
ISO: 800
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.

William Henry Armstrong Fitzpatrick Watson-Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1863-1941) in Coronation Robes

Ian Malpass-Scott — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:29:00 +0000

Photograph of William Henry Armstrong Fitzpatrick Watson-Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1863-1941) in Coronation Robes, in a moulded gilt frame.

Provenance: Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 – 1987).

Text from the National Trust website

Object description
Type: Photographic print
Location: Cragside, Rothbury, Northumberland
Material: Photograph on paper
Artist: Unknown photographer
Date: Unknown

Image Details
Date: 20 June 2024
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/20s
ISO: 800
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.