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Annfield Plain, County Durham
Annfield Plain photos
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Annfield Plain maps
Historic maps of Annfield Plain and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Annfield Plain maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of County Durham
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Annfield Plain books
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County Durham Photographic Memories
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£14
Durham Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
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Memories of Annfield Plain
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I was good mates with a lad who drove a big white van. He was a salesman and had a fairly good standard of living. I met him while drinking in my local pub, the Springwell Inn, in Wrekenton. One Saturday we went to the dance hall in Chester-le-Street and had a great night as I loved dancing in those days... [more]
Shared on 29 July 2009
I was born in 1934 and lived in Iveston for 18 years, leaving reluctantly in 1952. We first lived beside the duckpond, in the cottage attached to Letch Farm, run then or later by Mr and Mrs Harrison. Avis Harrison baked my wedding cake. We then lived on the village green across from the school where I started at the age... [more]
Shared on 05 June 2009
Lee Hill Cottage Homes, Lanchester
I was sent to Lee Hill Cottage Homes from Gateshead, along with my older sister Sadie and younger brother Stanley, when our mother was taken ill and was unable to care for us. Our baby brother was taken elsewhere and we didn't see him again for 4 years. I loved living in Lanchester, and attended the Lanchester parochial endowed school (the... [more]
Shared on 21 August 2009
I had lived in Leadgate since birth back in 1982 when we used to live on Dunelm Way. Back then Leadgate was a quiet little friendly village where everybody knew everybody. My Dads (David Parkin) half of the family lived close by and i remember going to my Grandma & Grandad's every saturday for tea on Dunelm Close. The shops where... [more]
Shared on 15 October 2008
Extracts From Annfield Plain & County Durham books
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County Durham Photographic Memories
Annfield Plain, to the north-west of Durham, was one of several towns to attract industrial development as the number of active pits declined. Ransomes & Marles brought jobs to the town when they opened a ball-bearing plant.
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This wonderful photograph shows a beautiful convertible car, probably belonging to one of the landed gentry; the two delivery men enjoy a break whilst their horses tuck into their nosebags; and the little boy watches the cameraman at work. The spire of St Nicholas's dominates the Market Place. In 1857 this Victorian church replaced an earlier church of St Nicholas, which dated from the... [more]
This is an extract from Durham Photographic Memories.
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Once a vital part of the city's defences, the river in recent times has been used for more pleasurable purposes. Boating is a popular pastime, and the river is used by a variety of pleasure and competitive craft. In the foreground we see a couple of moored rowing boats that would be used to take lady friends for a gentle meander along the river on a... [more]
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