Blackhall Colliery
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Blackhall Colliery memories
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Summers in Blackhall
My Grandma - Bertha Lanaghan - lived in Third Street for over 50 years. She made hookey rugs as big as a room from old blankets, coats, etc whatever she could get, to sell for extra money. She dyed the wool three colours, navy, red & light blue and drew all her own designs on the sacking in ink before she started. They were beautiful and It was the only kind of carpet I knew until I was in my 20's because they never wore out. During WW2 I believe my sister and I spent some time there and she went to schoolalthough I was too young to remember. I remember the Hewitt familyand the Halls. ...read more here
Contributed by Kathy Ames
Ballroom Dancing days
I was born in 1962 and at the age of 4yrs went to a dance school in blackhall called Hall dance school Does any one know Bob and Doris at the time they may not be alive now they were the Dance teachers at the time. I met some good friends and went all over the north east Dancing in competions. I won trophies gallore especially with girl called Carole Brumwell this was her maiden. She was the best person i ever danced with. We went to Blackpool in the late sixties to dance in the ballroom tower Bob Hall our dance teacher set up our Dance Formation team which we performed at Blackpool. I cannot remember how well we did ...read more here
Contributed by Karen Surtees
stephen holmes
I remember my friends and I found ,on blackhall beach some explosives, one of our group (no names no pack drill) made use of them to blow up one of the most popular caves at the rocks, I can still hear the shouts as the blast shower,d us with debris jerry johnson claimed it was the loudest noise he had ever heard.
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Cleveland memories
Summers in Blackhall
My Grandma - Bertha Lanaghan - lived in Third Street for over 50 years. She made hookey rugs as big as a room from old blankets, coats, etc whatever she could get, to sell for extra money. She dyed the wool three colours, navy, red & light blue and drew all her own designs on the sacking in ink before she started. They were beautiful and It was the only kind of carpet I knew until I was in my 20's because they never wore out. During WW2 I believe my sister and I spent some time there and she went to schoolalthough I was too young to remember. I remember the Hewitt familyand the Halls. ...read more here
A memory of Blackhall Colliery contributed by Kathy Ames
Extracts From Blackhall Colliery & Cleveland books
The wooded valley of Crimdon Dene is an unspoilt area close to Blackhall, where the beach is not polluted with coal spoil. Here in c1965 amenities are basic, though there are toilets and a first-aid hut.
An extract from from"County Durham Photographic Memories".
Here we see summer skies and golden sands. However, some areas of the Durham coast were polluted with spoil dumped directly into the sea from nearby collieries. Enterprising locals discovered that wave action separated coal from stone, so there was no need to buy coal when it could be picked for free from the beach; some even turned it into a business. At least one local authority tried to put a stop to the practice, but deservedly fell foul of the common law right to pick sea coals for nothing.
An extract from from"County Durham Photographic Memories".
This wonderful photograph shows a beautiful convertible car, probably belonging to one of the landed gentry; the two
delivery men enjoy a break whilst their horses tuck into their nosebags; and the little boy watches the cameraman at work.
The spire of St Nicholas’s dominates the Market Place. In 1857 this Victorian church replaced an earlier church of St Nicholas,
which dated from the 12th century - it had a tower. On the left, next to the Prudential Assurance building, is the Market
Tavern, where the Miners Union was formed in 1871. In the foreground is the statue of Neptune on top of the octagonal pant
(a northern word for a public fountain). Neptune was placed here in 1729 to symbolise an ambitious plan to turn Durham
into an inland sea port; this would have resulted in the unthinkable - the joining of the rivers Tyne and Wear! Neptune’s
neighbour is the statue of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, who owned collieries around Durham and also constructed
Seaham Harbour in 1828. The statue was sculpted by Raphael Monti, who reputedly committed suicide following the
discovery of a flaw in his creation. According to legend, Monti had boasted that his statue was perfect, but a blind beggar
man was feeling in the mouth of the horse and discovered that it had no tongue.
An extract from from"Durham Photographic Memories".
Once a vital part of the city’s defences, the river in recent times
has been used for more pleasurable purposes. Boating is a
popular pastime, and the river is used by a variety of pleasure and
competitive craft. In the foreground we see a couple of moored
rowing boats that would be used to take lady friends for a gentle
meander along the river on a fine, sunny afternoon, whereas
on the river are a couple of skiffs that would be used for more
competitive purposes.
An extract from from"Durham Photographic Memories".
After climbing through the narrow streets of Durham, we
suddenly come upon a dramatic opening into the light and
space of Palace Green, dominated by the awesome cathedral.
This great space was created by Bishop Flambard at the
beginning of the 12th century: he decided to demolish the
clutter of wooden houses and the market place because of the
potential fire hazard to the castle and cathedral.
An extract from from"Durham Photographic Memories".