House of Stories

Nearly three months in

Some stories refuse to stay buried.

Hidden gold, a haunted bridge and a shape-shifting spirit beside the Wansbeck… Meet Meg of Meldon, one of Northumberland’s most intriguing legends.

A little local folklore for the darker evenings.

Read Meg’s story

House of Stories, 38 Newgate Street, Morpeth — books, coffee, conversation

Now open in Morpeth

The first chapter is under way.

Expect new books, pre-loved books, antiquarian finds, local shelves, takeaway coffee and the same no-rubbish curation The Book Gadgie is known for.

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Family-run and independent

A permanent home for books and readers.

House of Stories is a new independent, family-run bookshop created by James and Sharon Davies, alongside their daughter Megan. After years of buying and selling second-hand and antiquarian books, the family chose Morpeth for its thriving town centre, independent spirit and warm community.

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Carefully curated booksChosen one at a time. Nee rubbish.

Takeaway coffeeProper coffee, walk it round Morpeth.

A place to pauseSit. Browse. Nobody hovers.

Community & conversationEvents, book talk and shop news.

On the shelves now

Browse the latest highlights

A curated selection from the shelves: history, Roman Britain, illustrated classics, nature writing and better books chosen for Morpeth.

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Stock changes quickly: some books shown may already have sold. If a title is no longer available, we can usually reorder it for you.

Current shelf highlights

Seven Pillars of Wisdom — History — £140
The Twelve Caesars — Roman — £15 — SOLD
The Eagle of the Ninth — Roman — £25 — SOLD
Quality Street — Illustrated — £80 — SOLD
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales — Illustrated — £75
The Campaigns of Napoleon — History — £65 — SOLD
The Roman History, 1713 — Roman — £45
The Water Babies — Illustrated — £30 — SOLD
The Guns of August — History — £45 — SOLD
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam — Illustrated — £55
The World of Late Antiquity — Roman — £45 — SOLD
Sporting Birds — Nature — £28 — SOLD

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Our calling card

Word Crafters of the County

The writers this county raised — and the local shelf that could only be ours.

Northumberland in print

The writers this county raised

From Morpeth’s own — Turner, Morrison, Emily Davison — to Bewick, Bunting and the crime writers who turned our coast into a set. A shelf that could only be ours.

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Original artwork of the Northumberland coast and horizon — from the shop