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I hope you will indulge me a little as this memory is not mine but my late mother's. In 1953 my mum was 13 years old. Her name was Eleanor Williamson and she was admitted to Shotley Bridge Hospital into the care of Dr ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Bridge by michelestott

Following several years as an outpatient at Newcastle General hospital, I was admitted to Shotley Bridge hospital in October 1959 where I had open heart surgery on 27 October to repair two holes in my heart. ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Bridge by happychappy

In 1969 I worked at Allen Priests Mill as a twister, I also did winding. On my first day I was taught to twist on a Prince Smith, Ann was the name of the person who taught me, I have forgotten her surname, she had a friend ...Read more

A memory of Lockwood in 1969 by Marlene Johnson

I have lived most of my life in Australia, Hong Kong and more recently Japan. However memories of Dear Old Consett will live on eternally. I was born in Medomsley Road in December 1945 and later moved to West ...Read more

A memory of Consett in 1955 by Ian Sharkey Bell

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 ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley in 1970 by John Priestman

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 ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Bridge in 1969 by Pauline Barkakoti

A memory in the back of my mind from my mam . Would any one out there remember if there ever was a pond or fountain in the town centre at shotley bridge? My mother was a bell one of 9 i believe . Time ...Read more

A memory of Blackhill by David Walker

I was born in Malta in 1957 and we came back and my Dad was at Shotley until 1962, when he came out of the Navy. I can remember going ten pin bowling with him, and he said it was on the Naval base. He has memories of the place and ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Gate by Faith Batson

November 17th 1952 I left home from Earlestown Station for Liverpool to join the Royal Navy as a boy seamen. I proceeded to St. Johns Lane then onto the train headed for London and Ipswich and eventually to HMS Ganges ...Read more

A memory of Newton-le-Willows in 1952 by Neville Pearson

I remember walking down towards "The Gate" from Gayford terrace where I lived with my older brother he was 15 and I was 10 we passed a man who had a huge camera on a tripod set up to take a picture in the direction that we were ...Read more

A memory of Shotley Gate by john.thwaites123