Born In Blackhill

A Memory of Blackhill.

I was born at 23, St George's Place, Blackhill in 1951. My name was Valerie Wyporski and I had a brother, Leslie who went to Tin Mill School. My dad was Polish and was a painter for the coal board. He was known as 'Fred'. My mum's name was Pam and she worked at Shotley Bridge Hospital. Our next door neighbours were called Cox and their son was Donald. The Smiths lived at the end of the street and I remember the Barwicks, 2 girls and a girl called Louise whose family was Italian I think. There was also a family called Pearson with a son called Ian and a family called Hall with a son called David. Does anyone remember us? Does anyone have any photos of St George's Place?
My name is now Valerie McNamara and I still visit Blackhill every year!