Seven Stories, Children's literature museum in Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Seven Stories is a museum dedicated to children's literature, housed in a seven-story renovated Victorian mill in the Ouseburn area. The building displays original manuscripts, hand-drawn illustrations, and correspondence from well-known British authors and artists.
The museum opened in 2005 to preserve and celebrate children's literature, transforming a former textile mill into a cultural space. This conversion reflected growing interest in safeguarding literary heritage and artistic works from the past.
The place celebrates how children's books shaped British culture and continue to connect readers across generations. You can see how authors and illustrators created their worlds and why their stories mattered to young readers.
Visitors can explore rotating exhibitions spread across multiple floors and browse the bookshop featuring works for young readers. The space regularly hosts storytelling sessions and interactive events that bring the collections and rooms to life.
The museum holds Britain's largest collection of original manuscripts and illustrations from children's authors, spanning from the 1930s to today. These works reveal the artistic growth and personal creative methods of authors whose books shaped generations of young readers.
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Inception: 2005
Address: The National Centre for Childrens Books, 30 Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2PQ
Phone: +443003301095
Website: https://sevenstories.org.uk
GPS coordinates: 54.97466,-1.59203
Latest update: December 6, 2025 17:41
Newcastle upon Tyne and its neighbor Gateshead form a lively urban area in the northeast of England, where industrial history meets contemporary creation. The city retains traces of its medieval past with Castle Keep, a 12th-century fortress, while Grey's Monument reflects 19th-century political reforms. The Victoria Tunnel showcases the period when Newcastle was a major coal industry hub. For culture enthusiasts, the Great North Museum houses archaeological and natural history collections, the Theatre Royal has offered various performances since 1837, and BALTIC provides a space for contemporary art in an old grain mill. The two banks of the Tyne River offer contrasting experiences. In Newcastle, St James' Park has hosted local football matches for over a century, and Fenwick department store continues a 140-year-old shopping tradition. across the river in Gateshead, the Sage Gateshead offers musical programming in a modern building from 2004, and the Angel of the North, a large steel sculpture visible from the highway, has become a recognizable landmark of the region. This destination combines industrial heritage, Georgian architecture, and recent cultural projects.
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