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2011 Wonderful People of Sunniside
If you happen upon Sunniside near Tow Law be sure to visit one of the two pubs. They are the most friendly I have ever been to. Just introduce yourself and mention this note. At one point they wanted Sunniside to die off as a village but the beautiful people that own the pubs, there are no shops, nothing but them, open their arms offering coffee, tea, and good company. The Comedian offers the best food you could ever eat and the Moss Inn offers old fashioned hospitality. The reason I am writing this is that I have never been to a community so steeped in local history, books, calendars and old men that are willing to tell you all. Please come to Sunniside and make yourself known, this is a village of wonderful people and they deserve to be recognised. The Comedian has one of the last 5's walls in the area, as I said, steeped in local history. It's a totally quality place to be, please visit and... Read more
Front Street
We did most of our Saturday shopping on Stanley Front Street.
On Monday 28th January 2002, L. Storey, of Stanley, wrote a poem, about some MEMORIES OF STANLEY, in The Northern Echo. It brought back so many of my own memories of growing up in Stanley (not reproduced here for copyright reasons).
Burns Pit Disaster
From his seat, by the fire, my grandad could see the great mound of the spoil heap of Stanley Burns Pit. It was the site of a horrific explosion, on 16th February 1909, in which 168 men and boys lost their lives. He would sometimes talk of the day he heard the enormous explosion, he was 12 years old at the time.
The grandfather of Kevin Keegan (he who played football for Liverpool and England and was once manager of Newcastle United) was one of the few men to escape from the mine that day. It's worth bearing in mind that if his grandfather had not escaped, then there would have been no Kevin Keegan.
200,000 people were supposed to have invaded Stanley on the day of the funerals.
“The pal of death hung over the whole neighbourhood. It was a week never to be forgotten.”
“The bringing home of the bodies, heart-rending scenes at the pit. Wherever you look, you are brought face to face... Read more
The Good Old Days ( I Think)
My name is Jimmy Gascoigne. I was born in Cornsay Colliery in 1953. I went to Cornsay School and Waterhouses. I remember having a great time in them days, getting into trouble at the brick yard more often than not off my dad who worked there. I had the paper round for quite a few years. I remember a few people from our class, June Hosler, Pamela White, Judith Simpson, Nev Chapman my best mate who died in 2009, rest in peace mate, Ian Platt, Tony Riddly. I don't think the place has changed much. If anyone else knows me or has any memories you can email me at: gascoigne490@btinternet.com.
Nanna's House
I remember going to my nana's house in Roddymoor, it was only a bungalow but I was so small I thought it was massive, haha. I remember jumping the little ditch near her house. I remember taking pictures of the horses.
Childhood
I was born in Roddymoore and lived there until I was six, I remember the walk up to the school and the many times we had to walk from my grandparents' home in Crook as the bus couldn't get through due to the snow. I fondly remember a family I adored, Nancy, Walter and their daughters Ann and Gwen and Tommy Griffiths whom I was good friends with. I now live in South Wales with my husband and 2 children but remember my few years in Roddymoore fondly.
Esh Winning
I left Esh Winning with my family in 1963 when I was 5 or 6 for a new life in Staffordshire. We initially lived at North Terrace, which is no longer there and later 4 South Terrace. Like Ruth Hill, my father worked at Esh Winning Colliery and had to leave for greener pastures when it closed. I clearly remember the pit ponies and wondered at the time why they were made to work. They did look sad. I remember a pond with a wall around it next to the pit which we used to play in and even then knew we really shouldnt have. My father's brother (Uncle Jim) used to work as a draughtsman in the building on the right as you turned towards the road leading to North Terrace (By the Beck) and once we were let into his inner sanctum to see where he worked. Sometimes my brother and I used to call into the chip shop in the High Street next to Ellas and ask if... Read more
