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Gran & Grandad's House
Mam was born in Victoria Garesfield, the houses I can remember have now been demolished. In later years they lived in School Houses where there were about four converted bungalows. My grandad worked in nearly all the local pits, his name was Robert Atkinson, I believe he was born in the village. My gran was called Phobe May (Ward), Mam was called Jeam May, her twin is called Betty. John was their brother.All are alive and well. I recently drove past the area, how it has changed, all overgrown. Mam would like to hear of any old friends.
Prospect House
I was born at my Grandad & Grandma's house in Prospect House and lived there until 1951 when I moved to Highfield, I remember walking down the railway line to school at Highfield with my friend's Maureen French and Vera Gardener. I also remember my uncle Sid bringing the pit ponies out of the drift mine and letting us wash them. My mum was Ruby Scott one of five children my Grandma had only my uncle John is alive now aged87 living in a bungalow in Highfield. My mum married Andrew Musgrove from Blackhall Mill I havr a brother Colin he lives in Rochdale and has two sons, and I have got three daughters and five grand children.
My father was from a family of 12 sadly all of them are now dead.( This was written by my husband)
Hidden Beauty
I came upon it whilst walking through Chopwell woods, one of the best diversions I've ever taken.
Happy Days at Victoria Garesfield
I remember playing "houses" in the wood with the twins Jean and Betty. Also great friends with Anne French, Jean Gardener and also Eileen Wolfington who sadly passed away many years ago. We lived in View Terrace (the ducketts) and my brother Tom Lee still lives in the area at Chopwell. My grandad and grandma Matt and Jessie Lee lived in Victoria Terrace along with Aunty Audrey, Uncle Jack and cousins Ronnie and Colin Ripley. Aunty Lilian and Uncle Jack and cousin Jim Cox lived in the "new houses", which are still there, up towards St. Patricks Church. I remember playing in the Derwent at Table Rock - can you imagine that happening these days. Also remember Sunday School trips and the rickety old kids bus. Also remember the Bonfire every year on "the Kales?".
Childhood Memories
I was born at 27 Langdale Terrace in 1963 at my lovely grandma and granda's house, Vera and Harry Kirtley. Granda worked at Westwood pit then Hamstley colliery and when that shut he worked at Eden. I remember standing near the old post office on the main road when the pit ponies came by, I was only small then but all the village turned out to see them pass. I don't know what year it was but what a great memory. I didn't really understand what it meant but the loyalty of all those people has stayed with me all my years. I remember sliding down the back of the hill behind the new war memorial on the first winter with 2 feet of snow with the Scotts, Halls, Davisons, Bridgewaters,Gibson kids etc. What a childhood I had, I can't explain to my kids what it means playing footy between the two streets, 40/50 kids, between dustbins at each end of Langdale/Enerdale with not a car in sight, kicking lumps... Read more
The 1950s
Although I didn't live at Hamsterley Colliery, I spent all my school holidays with my grandmother, Mary Willis who lived in the top bungalow at Derwent Haven. She lived to be nearly a 100 which I suppose justified placing old people's bungalows at the top of a steep hill. My paternal grandfather and great-grandfather both worked at Hamsterley Colliery and my great-great-grandfather worked at Croniwell (the original name for Hamsterley) Farm which belonged to the pit. He is buried at Christchurch, Low Westwood. Most of my uncles and aunts worked at sometime for the Consett Iron Co. I particularly enjoyed shopping for my grandmother at the Co-op at Low Westwood and then going into Betty's shop for comics and sweets. Betty had to stop doing the ladies hair to come through and serve you. I remember when the Post Office was at the Colliery before it was moved to the bungalow. I also remember going down the bank behind the memorial when it snowed - I always 'borrowed' a... Read more
Hard But Happy Days
I was working at Hamsterley colliery in 1963 to 1967, pony driving and putting tubs. Putting was sometimes hard work. All the pitmen were honest and good workers, pit ponies were our friends as they made the money for you, they say hard work never killed anybody, but go and look at any graveyard in northwest Durham and see the ages that they died - all for coal. The lads that hewed the coal are now short of breath and can hardly walk 20 yards. Hamsterly was a happy pit and I enjoyed the comradeship that was there.
