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My maternal grandmother lived in Lovegreen Street from around 1900 until 1957 when she moved in with my family in Framwellgate Moor. Her name was Parkinson and I believe her house was the first one as you turned the corner into the street. She died in 1968 aged 91 having brought up 10 children in that tiny house. It had 1 room downstairs and 2 rooms upstairs with a cold water tap in the downstairs scullery. I wish I had a picture of the street. I have pictures of myself and other family members in the back yard and pictures of my grandfather and uncles next to the pigeon lofts but non of the street itself. Does anyone know what year it was torn down? From recent visits I think the area is now a car park. My mother who died in 2007 talked lovingly of living in the street and mentioned the ferry many times. I believe the foot bridge over the river is named the penny bridge as that was supposed to be the cost of a ferry trip but she insisted it should have been called the half penny bridge as that was the ferry fare. She also talked of the men sitting under the tree flipping pennies. I think the tree is still there.

Written by Jean Watts. To send Jean Watts a private message, click here.

A memory of Durham in County Durham shared on Tuesday, 26th January 2010.

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RE: RE: Lovegreen Street

I wonder if your mother's name was Doreen and did she have red hair? I think I occasionally played with you as a child.

Comment from Marie Pratt on Sunday, 18th April 2010.

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