Castle And Ferry c1883, Lumley Park
Castle And Ferry c1883, Lumley Park Ref: 16216
Memories of Castle And Ferry c1883, Lumley Park
Ferry Man
This is not actually a memory, but after finding this photograph I just had to write and say that in the little ferry going across the River Wear is either my great grandad or great granduncle, if that is the right terminology. I am an ancestor of James Curry who along with his brother were the ferry men on that ferry. When the bridge was built James became the bridge keeper. One of James's sons Reginald drowned in the river, according to family stories, so am now researching on this and have sent for the death certificate to confirm the family story. I would be very interested to hear from anyone else who is related to James Curry or one of his many brother or sisters. In fact James was a twin and the other twin was one of his sisters Catherine. Thank you to Francis Frith company for taking so much care of these photos it is delightful to see something that belongs to my past.
Lumley Park & local memories
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Great Lumley Memories
Chester-le-Street Heritage Group are building an archive of photographs and memories relating to Great Lumley and the surrounding area.
If you would like to share your memories and/or allow us to scan your photographs for inclusion in the Group's archive, then please get in touch we would love to hear from you.
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Lumley
I was born in Lumley, so was my mum, so I was very happy growing up there. My grandad worked at the pit, his name was Thomas Moore and he lived at 26 Lumbley Terrace, my grandmother was Bettrix Basey [Moore] and my mum Marjorie Vera Ward. If anyone in the village knew them, it would be lovely to hear from you.
