Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland
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The Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland, formerly the Northumberland Fusiliers Museum, is a museum located within the 14th century Abbot's Tower of Alnwick Castle in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. It displays the history of the Fusiliers from 1674 to the present day.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
The museum was first established at Fenham Barracks in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1929 but moved to Alnwick Castle in 1970.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The museum received National Lottery funding and was redeveloped between 2014 and 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Collection
The museum displays the history of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers and its predecessor regiments from 1674 to current times.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is an independent registered charity.<ref>Template:EW charity Retrieved 16 July 2025</ref> It also displays artifacts such as the nameplate from the steam locomotive "Private E Sykes VC" which commemorated the soldier who had been awarded the Victoria Cross while serving with the regiment.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It holds items belonging to soldiers such as letters, diaries, drawings, photographs and other possessions that give a personal insight into the experience of being a Fusilier. Items on display date back to the 18th century.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was created in 1968 after the amalgamation of four Regiments. Thus the museum is part of a family of other Fusilier museums: the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire) in Warwick, the Fusilier Museum (Lancashire) in Bury and the Fusiliers Museum (London) at the Tower of London.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Victoria Crosses held by the museum
The museum holds the Victoria Crosses, the highest military award in the British Forces, awarded to the following members of the regiment:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Sergeant Robert Grant 5th Regiment of Foot (Indian Rebellion)
- Second Lieutenant James Johnson 2nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (First World War)
- Private Patrick McHale 5th Regiment of Foot (Indian Rebellion)
- Sergeant Peter McManus 5th Regiment of Foot (Indian Rebellion)
- Private Ernest Sykes 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (First World War)