Hexham, The Abbey c.1950
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Photo of Hexham, The Abbey c.1950

A Selection of Memories from Hexham

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Hexham

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I am wondering if anyone has any information on the Red Cross hospital that cared for convalescents in Hexham around 1957-1960. I am particularly interested in anyone who helped the priests and fathers there. Or anyone who knows anything about them. My father helped out there when he was a child, about 9/10yrs old, and the stories are shocking. I have information on all ...see more
Anyone remember a Wilma Rutherford I know she worked in a hotel in Hexham about 1960.
Went to camp school every year when I was at Hill Head School Lobley Hill Gateshead love it there, so many wonderful memories best time
Hi my name is linda noble I was born in milling st it was great all my family lived round there as well my nana snowdon nana ridley granny curran auntie kathleen cousin pat aunty peggy all live same street aunty sheila lived cuthberts st uncle tonmy pitt st uncle frank fleming st granda noble was care taker at ross street school lived there till I was 16 when thay were getting pulled down and went to village goswick walk 13 and now im back to the teams