We are fascinated by the history around Guyzance and the surrounding area and have managed to find a very small amount for this page. Should anybody be able to provide more information we would be delighted to hear from you and very grateful. Please see the Contact Us pages for our email addresses and phone numbers.

Guyzance Village is made up of the single street with 18th Century cottages facing the road on either side. The cottages were remodelled in the 19th Century with the former school house datesd 1852. The number of cottages has been reduced in recent times, and only 8 Guyzance (owned by the Estate) still maintains some of the original pigsties, privies and midden.

On 17 January 1945, ten soldiers drowned while taking part in a military exercise at Guyzance, on the River Coquet. The river was in full flood and their boat was swept over the weir and capsized. The men, all aged 18, were weighed down by full combat gear and drowned. In 1995, a memorial service was held to mark the 50th anniversary of the tragedy and a plaque was erected. The plaque is situated just above the Guyzance dam and can be visited on the Estate.

Mr Wilson lived at Guyzance Mill. Click on the link below for his tale. Link courteousy of the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne

http://sine.ncl.ac.uk/learning_journeys/generic.asp?albumid=38&ljslideid=1

THe Dye House is located immediately South West of the Guyzance Bridge and just below the Guyzance Dam. The Dye House was formerly known as Park Mill and was built in 1775 as a tin and iron foundry. It was converted to a wollen mill in 1791 and was finally used in 1915 to 1930 for making hydrate of alumina as a white pigment (dye). The Dye House is a long three storey building with a brick top floor that is now converted into flats.