Nostalgic memories of Hetton-Le-Hole's local history
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My family all lived here in the 1911 Census. Alfred, Sarah and 11 children. When Alfred was killed down Eppleton Pit aged just 41, Sarah was left to bring up all the children on her own. They moved to 13 Summerson Street later which still stands. Has anyone any photos of 33 Downs Lane, or could tell me when it was demolished?
My Gran +Grandad Lived at Hetton Mother was born at Fairy Street Kathleen(Katy) Kemp,I was born at Shaws Row,Gran was Jane Grandad Tommy,There was no flush toilet and i was scared to use the ash middens,i remember helping my dad to take the glass jars to the end of the street to sell them 1p for large +1/2p for small,Mrs Hills lived next door Mrs Tate at the end house,I loved going to the salvation army,They ...see more
I was born at The Four Lane Ends but really the only thing which I remember about that is the day we moved to South Market Street. Since then (about '46) I have always been proud to refer to myself as being amongst the "Boysofhetton". My home mates all lived within the three rows of "Officials Houses" which where all identical and comprised of the last 6 houses in South Market Street and the rows of six ...see more
Born in Hetton Downs wartime 1940. Father Joe, a forward looking miner at Eppleton, serving in Home Guard and ARP. Mother Isabel (Bell) daughter of Tom and Madge Pearce, local grocers, in the Downs - sons Jim in RAF, George in DLI (both survived). Lived in William Street and Urwin Steeet and went to Eppleton school. (Miss Boyd (primary) Miss Davison (juniors) Bill Dinsley, Seniors) Moved to Durham Commercial ...see more
Further to my earlier memory of living in Hetton. My great-grandparents were Robert and Isabelle DeLap, they lived in Number 1 Downs Lane and had 5 children; Gladys, Annie, John, George and Bob. My grandma was Annie. I remember my great grandma who was an elegant lady, and quietly spoken but I was only two when she died. My great granda Robert was a lovely man, with a pipe who died when I was 4. I used to go ...see more
I was born at 20 Hutton Street, my dad had died 6 weeks before I was born. My grandparents, Isobel & Bob Delap, lived at 1 Downs Lane. I went to Eppleton School, I remember them days well. My friends; Norma Simpson, Florence Wilson, Laura Owens and myself got in trouble most mormings for giggling in assembly. I left Hetton in the 60's and moved to Notts area but still go back to Hetton to visit our Albie (Cullen).
Hello. I was born at Fence Houses, went to Hetton when I was 5 years old, left when I got married in 1953, to a chap from Easington Lane who was in the RAF. Lived in Jane Street, opposite the church and cricket field. Mother came from Houghton and when young worked in Doggarts, Dad was a coal miner and worked at Eppleton colliery, he came from Burnmoor, Fence Houses. Lots of fond memories from Hetton.
My grandma was a Bell before she married Harry Davison and eventually went to live in South Market Street. She, her parents and siblings had lived at 32 Caroline Street, until they all married. Lizzie Maddison (my great-aunt and grandma's sister), her husband Lindsay and her brother Alex then lived there after the death of their parents in the 1930s. One of my duties in the 1950s was to take flowers to put on ...see more
I was born in The Elms, Easington Lane in 1956, but spent my early years living either there or number one Downs Lane, Hetton with my grandma. Then we moved to Peat Carr before my parents moved to Oxford. My friends in the Downs Lane were Jean and Marie Burgess (the twins) and Lyn Gibson. Living in Peat Carr was the best of times. I went to the Lyons School. My friends there were Elizabeth Wills, ...see more