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Old Maps of Dipton

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Memories of Dipton
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I visited Dipton about fifteen years ago with my husband, after discovering that an ancestor, John Steel, who worked with Richard Trevithick on the building of the first steam locomotive in 1804, was born in Collierly Dykes (which I believe later became Dipton). He later built a similar steam locomotive of his own in Gateshead in 1805. I would be interested to hear from any member of the Steel family or residents of Dipton who have heard of John Steel. Janet Hedderly (nee Steel)
Hi, I was born and brought up in Dipton, I lived in Annfield Street with my dad, Tom Bell, and my nanna, Maria Bell. I went to St Patricks RC School and have good memories of my time there with a few of the teachers being nuns. My dad worked at the local mine and worked very hard long hours and was filthy black, when he came home. I remember the tin bath in front of the fire, the outside loo and the coal house. The ...see more

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