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County Durham Photographic Memories
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Durham Photographic Memories
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£13
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Memories of Bishop Middleham
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Fond memories from the Antipodes
I have lived in Australia for 42 years but Coxhoe always remains home to me. The 7 Frith photos which are published at this site are the real Coxhoe to me because I was living there in that era and that is how it remains locked in my memory. These pictures take me back to the 28 happy years that I... [more]
Shared on 15 July 2008
Does anyone know of anything about the KEW family that lived at 13, North Plantation Row? Thomas and Margaret (Thubburn) are my great-grandparents. Any info would be great. Thanks, Doug Kew.
Shared on 21 June 2009
My gran came from Leasingthorne, moving to Cambridge in the late 1920s. She had a sister named Mary who lived in an end of terrace house near a corrugated tin 'social club', chickens were kept opposite. l can remember an Uncle 'Tiser'. Mary had two Yorkshire terriers, Dot and Daisy. From her yard you could see the mine where most of... [more]
Shared on 13 August 2009
Surely someone remembers Spennymoor Rink in the 1950s or am I the only one left? That last dance! 'Cherry Blossom Pink' etc played by that superb trumpet, the Teddy Boys. The fights, they were not so great! What about the pub next door. Was it the railway or something? Three Newcastle Brown Ales and a rum and pep then off to... [more]
Shared on 18 August 2009
I was born in Darlington in 1944, and in 1958 I moved to Newton Aycliffe with my mum, dad and two brothers. We moved into a lovely brand new 3 bedroomed house at 38 Macmillan Rd which was heaven compared to the two up - two down terraced house we lived in at Darlington. My mum ( Amy ) was the... [more]
Shared on 08 March 2009
My dad Ronald Peel, born 1932, still with us
My dad Ronald Peel was born in 1932 in Wheatley Hill. He lived in Burns Street and he had a brother Tom and two sisters, Florence and Mary. My dad stayed in Wheatley Hill till about 1954, he married Jean Blenkinsop of Cassop. I loved visiting my grandma Peel, called Frances, and my granda called Thomas, who died about 1964. I... [more]
Shared on 23 July 2009
If anyone were to ask me when I was most happy, I would have to go back some considerable time to those years spent in Wheatley Hill, more especially the late 1940s all of the 1950s and early 1960s. Truly magical times, as I'm sure a lot of those my age will agree. It always seemed to snow at Christmas time... [more]
Shared on 25 June 2009
Extracts From Bishop Middleham & County Durham books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Bishop Middleham, inspired by Frith photos.
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]
This is an extract from Durham Photographic Memories.
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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.
This is an extract from Durham Photographic Memories.
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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.
This is an extract from Durham Photographic Memories.
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