Harlow Green, Tyne And Wear
Harlow Green maps
Historic maps of Harlow Green and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Harlow Green maps
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Tyne And Wear memories
Memories of Wrekenton a mining village in Gateshead
Memories of Wrekenton a mining village in Gateshead, County Durham from my late mother and my memories from the 1950’s
My mother was born in Wakes Yard in a mining village called Wrekenton, a village close to the village of Springwell, Gateshead, County Durham, she lived at Eighton Terrace a cobbled street with 2 rows of sandstone built houses, darkly... [more]
Shared on 03 February 2008
Living in Low Fell the Ravensworth Arms was our 'local' and a circle of friends was formed in the late 1960s and we still remain friends 40 years on, although only two still live in Lamesley.
My parents met their friends and I met my late husband. It was a wonderful atmosphere and spanned the age range - like an... [more]
Shared on 02 March 2009
I started at Eighton Banks Primary School in 1952 aged five, having been moved from the slum clearance of the Teams, Ghd. To be in open countryside after the lung-choking life of the industrial Teams was absolute heaven.
The headmistress was Miss Smith. My teacher was called Miss Forster, I believe. I loved playing on the old "camp" at... [more]
Shared on 28 February 2008
Very intiguing the story of Joseph Noble who was a blacksmith and robbed the Co-op store in 1907 in Co-operative Terrace. Any-one know anything else about this story?
Shared on 26 August 2009

