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Historic maps of Minsteracres and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Minsteracres maps
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Edmondbyres| Riding Mill| Stocksfield| Shotley Bridge| Bywell| Branch End| Castleside| Blanchland| Consett| Corbridge| Prudhoe| Ovingham| Hexham| Wylam
Minsteracres area books
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Memories of Minsteracres
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Procter Memorial Home
I have found three postcards sent to my father at the Procter Memorial Home round about 1911/12. I thought at first that he might have been recuperating from some illness, but reading one of the cards it suggests that he could be scouting for fires. The writer sends his best respects to Mr Souter? and all others.
I have searched for history of this building but can find nothing I wonder if anyone out there knows anything about it.
Shotley Bridge Hospital
I was in Ward 24 in 1961 and 1962.
I remember Staff Carter, (who became Sister Carter), Sister Pinkerton, Nurse Beech, Staff Kendall ?
I cannot remember many of the other patients with whom I shared about three months during October - December.
Regards.
Shotley Bridge Hospital
My father was deputy head porter at the hospital, he worked there for 40 years. When I came out of the Royal Air Force in 1959 I did not work for a few months until early 1960 when my father gave me a job as a porter at the hospital. I worked mainly up at the huts, it was an interesting job. I did all kinds of things. I remember Jack Thompson who was the porter in the morgue, he used to help the doctor do post mortems. When I delivered mail I would knock on his door but would never go in. I really enjoyed my short time at the hospital. I left to get married in Buxton, Derbyshire.
I have since been back several times over the years and all the old building (wards) have been demolished, to be replaced by new buildings. I suppose it's an improvement but lots of memories were in the old building, especially the huts which were built for the wounded soldiers... Read more
Happy Days
I spent 4 years, starting as a cadet, then training to be a nurse at Shotley Bridge Hospital. It was to be an everlasting memory, not only for the happy times shared with colleagues and patients, but it was where I met my late husband who was a Doctor on the medical ward. The hospital was renowned for its high standards of training and pioneering surgery. The numerous wards, known as 'The Huts' were quaint and well kept by the ward maids, who were meticulous in their work. Infection, was a word seldom heard. Lysol was used on the ward to clean the floors, giving us that clean 'hospital smell'; the now common MRSA was unheard of back in the 1960's. There is a nurses re-union which takes place anually, in Consett, and everyone looks forward to meeting and exchanging memories. Most of the Shotley nurses now have grandchildren, but still recall the many colleagues they worked alongside. The Matron at the time of my training was Miss Betty Anderson.... Read more
My Time at Ebchester
I used to live in the station yard at Ebchester, 3 Railway Cottages. I was there when the Railway Hotel was burnt down, at 5am in the morning. That's all for now.
E. Collingwood
Happy And Great Days
I was born in Dixon Avenue in 1947, We knew everyone in the village. I got a job delivering papers for Ossie and Hilda Paul in 1958. Dad took me to see the crashed wagon that demolished the chapel, all of us lads spent hours in the Heuffy wood with the dogs rabbiting, now they don't know what to do. Sadly some of the lads have now passed away. Please get in touch with me, I will be pleased to hear from old friends.
End of The Great Days
From Billy Bell: I remember the good days at the regatta, going to Hexham to row on the Tyne and then we grew up. I went to work at Hamsterly collierly then when I was 16 I worked underground, I had my own pit pony, driving tubs of coal to the landing to go to the bank which is the surface.
