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Archdeacon Newton, County Durham

Archdeacon Newton maps

Historic maps of Archdeacon Newton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Archdeacon Newton maps

Archdeacon Newton map

Historic map of Archdeacon Newton

County Durham map

Illustrated Victorian map of County Durham

Archdeacon Newton map

Historic Map of any Archdeacon Newton postcode

Archdeacon Newton maps
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Archdeacon Newton photos

We have no photos of Archdeacon Newton, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Darlington, Piercebridge, Heighington, Haughton-Le-Skerne, Aycliffe

Archdeacon Newton books

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County Durham Photographic Memories
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Durham Photographic Memories
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$26

Archdeacon Newton books
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Memories of Archdeacon Newton

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County Durham memories

Savouries

My name is Christine Galloway (nee Blenkinsopp). The stall in the indoor market still sells hot sausage and onion in a bread bun (savouries bun), the family who owned it in the 1960s only left the business about fourteen years ago but they passed the secret recipe on to the the next owners. There are now tables so you can eat in. I... [more]

Shared on 13 February 2010 by Christine Galloway.

1960s

I grew up in Dundee Street in Darlington. I remember the shops on each end of Dundee Street and Montrose Street, and the alleys between, the alleys were made of blue tiles that always sparkled in rain and frost. I remember the rag and bone man on his cart pulled by a horse, calling "Rag and bone, rag and bone" as... [more]

Shared on 21 January 2010 by Donna Harland.

Childhood memories 'South Park', 1960s approx.

I like to remember my childhood in Darlington where I grew up until I moved to Whitley Bay. We used to spend lots of time in the South Park, on the swings, around the rose garden and of course the roller skating rink. I noticed on a nostalgic trip back there recently the only remaining feature of my skating days is the... [more]

Shared on 20 January 2010 by Janine Jameson.

High Row

Wasn't there at some point a ticket box and steps leading down to toilets on the centre of High Row?

Shared on 05 December 2009 by Ruth Smith.

1950's

I live in Hull but often went to stay at my grandparents (Bartlett) at 111 Corporation Road, Darlington as a child in the early 1950s and next door lived a lovely family and I used to play with their daughter Catherine. They had sons as well and I have got photos (slides) of our trips to South Park at Darlington with... [more]

Shared on 19 August 2009 by Anne Kettley.

Childhood

I was brought up in a girls' Catholic orphanage, ran by nuns, St Joseph's Home, Carmel Road, Darlington. I was six years old. My father had died so we all got sent to homes. It was ok, I suppose, lookingback. I had a good friend (not in the Home), Gloria McGann/McCann? I often think of her and would love to get... [more]

Shared on 26 July 2009 by Kathleen Chambers.

Oh to be sweet sixteen again!

I believe the girl walking in the photo with the shopping bag is myself at the age of 16 - 17 judging by my hair style at that time. I recognise the skirt as one I had made myself and my walk also. I also remember the cardigan I was wearing and of course I recognise myself. I... [more]

Shared on 25 August 2006 by Margaret Batey.

My Great-Granny Barker

At the far end of photo number H183005a - on the right - is a white wall. Mr and Mrs Barker lived in a one room plus a tiny kitchen downstairs, two tiny rooms up, from the 1930s until my great-grandmother died in the 1950s at the age of 93 - buried in the local graveyard. I have never been able... [more]

Shared on 06 January 2009

Extracts From Archdeacon Newton & County Durham books

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Durham Photographic Memories

This typical High Street view could be of any village in the north-east. This is the 1950s version of today's modern superstore, where you can buy everything from ice cream to petrol. Note the sign at the newsagents for Eldorado ice cream, which was very popular at the time and one of the main competitors of Walls. The Northern Echo newspaper is still one of the most... [more]

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Durham Photographic Memories

The main A177 road south from Shincliffe leads to Coxhoe; it may follow the course of an old Roman road. The villages in this area are situated on the Magnesian limestone hills, which are typical of the east Durham countryside between Hartlepool and South Shields. The local limestone has been used in the past as building material, most notably to cement together the bricks of Durham Cathedral.

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Durham Photographic Memories

Although it is near the church, it is still hard to understand why the war memorial was originally placed in a field on the outskirts of the village. This important monument has now been relocated close to the centre of the village, and it is now clearly visible and accessible.

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