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Ebchester maps
Historic maps of Ebchester and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Ebchester maps
Ebchester photos
We have no photos of Ebchester, although we do have photos of these nearby places:
Shotley Bridge| Consett| Leadgate| Castleside| Rowlands Gill| Catchgate| Stocksfield| Branch End| Burnopfield| Annfield Plain| Prudhoe| Bywell| Ovingham| Edmondbyres| Wylam| Lanchester| Ryton| Winlaton| Riding Mill| Lemington
Ebchester area books
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Memories of Ebchester
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Stan And Hilda
After a hard days playing English and Germans in the Heuffy Wood, coming home for our tea ,if we where really thirsty we called at Stan and Hilda's for a cool drink of water - we where always welcome. Once or twice we saw Stan being wheeled down the boathouse bank from the pub, mortal drunk. Stan had ducks and hens and pigs, a great garden and orchid. Sometimes Stan would give my dad an old hen for the pot.
Happy And Great Days
I was born in Dixon Avenue in 1947, We knew everyone in the village. I got a job delivering papers for Ossie and Hilda Paul in 1958. Dad took me to see the crashed wagon that demolished the chapel, all of us lads spent hours in the Heuffy wood with the dogs rabbiting, now they don't know what to do. Sadly some of the lads have now passed away. Please get in touch with me, I will be pleased to hear from old friends.
End of The Great Days
From Billy Bell: I remember the good days at the regatta, going to Hexham to row on the Tyne and then we grew up. I went to work at Hamsterly collierly then when I was 16 I worked underground, I had my own pit pony, driving tubs of coal to the landing to go to the bank which is the surface.
My Time at Ebchester
I used to live in the station yard at Ebchester, 3 Railway Cottages. I was there when the Railway Hotel was burnt down, at 5am in the morning. That's all for now.
E. Collingwood
County Durham memories
Medomsley
I was born in Medomsley in 1957 in the big house top of Fines Rd, Fines House. I lived in Medomsley till 1973. I've got some great memories of the village when it was a small village, Mrs Finlay's shop, the old school, St Mary Magdeline, the snow when the buses couldn't get down Fines Rd because the road was blocked from the Hat & Feather.
Medeomsly DC
I remember Medomsly DC for Young Offenders, you were frightened when you went in and horrified when you left. I did one sentence there and was happy not to do a second sentence there. My next sentence was Bostal and you were better treated there. So what, I was a re-offender, at least I missed out on a second spell there.
Good Memories
I moved to Medomsley from Blackhill when I was 6. We were lucky to get a brand new build council house in North Magdalane, we lived there for 10 years. I have the best memories ever. I went to the Bishop Ian Ramsey School, my best friend was Shirley Telfer. I used to hang around with Geraldine Henderson, Marion Watson, Carry and lots of others. It was a safe place to grow up in, and the snow was always amazing! The boys from the detention centre used to be brought down to dig us out!! I don't have any pics of Medomsley but I'm sure my mam will. I now live in rural west coast Scotland and I always say if I ever move back to north east England it would be Medomsley. I sometimes wonder where everyone went and how our lives all turned out, I feel happy today that I came across this page, well done. Debbie. x
