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Gilfach
Hello, I have just been reading people's memories of Gilfach Goch and I must say it brought tears to my eyes. I have now moved to County Durham and love it here. I've moved from one mining village to another. Wherever I go I will ...Read more
A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1967 by
Morris Family
I was born in Dryburn Hospital, Durham and was christened in St Paul's church in 1960. We lived in Hamilton Row by the Black Horse pub, my dad played darts in the pub and was a miner in the local colliery. Then we moved to ...Read more
A memory of Esh Winning in 1963 by
Langley Moor, County Durham
I remember like it was yesterday, there was Walter Wilsons where we got our shopping, they used to serve the butter onto greaseproof paper and wrap it there and then. Opposite was the little sweet shop and I still ...Read more
A memory of New Brancepeth in 1963 by
The Tin School Belmont
Does anyone reacll the 'Tin School'? It was a primary school situated in Belmont, I went there in the early 1960's as we lived in Belmont. I recall the school was made of possibly corrugated iron and was on a crossroads or ...Read more
A memory of Durham in 1960 by
Memory Lane1959/1960
In 1959 I was a poultry student at Durham school of agriculture (Houghall) on the out skirts of the city. I lived at the college for nearly a year. My memories of my time there and times spent around the city are still fresh ...Read more
A memory of Durham in 1959 by
My Birth Place
I was born in Hemel Hempstead in March of 1957. My parents came from Portsmouth and County Durham. They met in London and moved to Hemel Hempstead, which was a new town, in search of good housing, school for my 5 year old ...Read more
A memory of Hemel Hempstead in 1957 by
Raf Thornaby
I was stationed at RAF Thornaby for three years from 1954, and was welcomed into the community. I made friends with my namesake, Pat Whelan, and was invited to his home for some good parties. I also remember the Malloby ...Read more
A memory of Thornaby-on-Tees in 1954 by
Good (Great) Old Days
I was born at The Four Lane Ends but really the only thing which I remember about that is the day we moved to South Market Street. Since then (about '46) I have always been proud to refer to myself as being amongst the ...Read more
A memory of Hetton-Le-Hole in 1950 by
Memories Of Wrekenton A Mining Village In Gateshead
Memories of Wrekenton a mining village in Gateshead, County Durham from my late mother and my memories from the 1950’s My mother was born in Wakes Yard in a mining village called Wrekenton, a ...Read more
A memory of Wrekenton in 1950 by
Newburn Bridge
On September 2nd 1947 the 1983 Newburn bridge was the last bridge on the Tyne to be freed of tolls. Dan Dowson and Dick Browell led Northumberland and Durham County councillors over to mark the occasion.
A memory of Newburn in 1947 by
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Bedlington was once the capital of Bedlingtonshire, and as a part of the County Palatine of Durham belonged to the Bishops of Durham until 1844.
When the mining industry was nationalised in 1947, there were 127 active pits in County Durham employing 108,000 mineworkers.
By the early 1920s Bishop Auckland was one of only a handful of 18-hole courses in County Durham; many, such as Barnard Castle, Felling, Ravensworth, Fence Houses (Lambton Collieries), and Durham City
Six miles from Durham and twelve miles from Darlington, Ferryhill was only a hamlet until the development of Dean & Chapter Colliery.
A line of mainly 18th- and 19th-century cottages line the banks of the mighty River Tees at Croft-on-Tees, a small settlement to the south of Darlington and very close to the borders of County Durham.
On the upper reaches of the Wear and once a part of County Durham, Washington was where William Doxford built his first ships before moving to Pallion in the 1870s.
An ancient village, Wolviston lies close to Wynyard Hall, historically the family home of the Londonderry dynasty, whose fortune came from the ownership of several collieries and a port in County Durham
At this time, Easington was one of six large pits situated along the coast of County Durham; the others were Wearmouth, Vane Tempest, Dawdon, Seaham and Horden.
Sir Robert Lumley was granted licences to crenellate in 1389 and 1392, making Lumley, along with Raby, County Durham's two late 14th-century castles.
It was the second Gothic Revival building to be completed in County Durham; the style had become fashionable thanks to Horace Walpole, who had used it to great effect at his own house, Strawberry Hill,
It holds the distinction of being the largest parish church in County Durham. Dating
When this picture was taken, Ryton was a pit village in County Durham with no less than five working pits in the immediate vicinity.
There was a church built of stone on the site as early as 1056; before that, Saxon bishops ruled County Durham from Chester-le-Street's timber-built monastic cathedral, where the bones of St Cuthbert himself
Sir Robert Lumley was granted licences to crenellate in 1389 and 1392, making Lumley, along with Raby, one of County Durham's two late 14th-century castles.
The street is unusually wide and spacious for Durham; it was further extended in the 1960s, when road development saw the demise of the Waterloo Hotel, the building beyond the Royal County
The Gothic-arched County Bridge straddles what was the old border between Yorkshire and the Palatinate of Durham.
Situated six miles north-west of Barnard Castle, Romaldkirk in 1898 was not in fact in County Durham but in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
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