Chester Le Street, The Market Place c.1955
Photo ref:
C246001
Photo ref:
C246001
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The tower and spire of the parish church of St Mary and St Cuthbert dominates the skyline in this market day picture. 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 were interred from 883 to 995.
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A Selection of Memories from Chester-Le-Street
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Chester-Le-Street
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I was born in September 1939 just after WW2 had started...My parents who had their house in Waldridge Road decided to move into West Lane to be near my Grandparents while my Dad who was in a reserved occupation was away quite a lot dealing with armoured vehicles.
My Grandad had built a shelter within the house where we could sit during an air raid to eat and drink.
After one particular raid ...see more
hi am asking on behalf of my mother sharon westlake she was in a housefire on April 3, 1969. it was on Albert Street, Chester-le-Street, County Durham she lost her mother june westlake at 28 yrs and siblings Diane Westlake 2 yrs,Peter Westlake 11 months old,Sandra Westlake at 4 yrs,Stephen Alan Westlake at 7 yrs if anyone out there has any more infomation we ...see more
Well hear goes - I used to live in Shelly Gardens when I was very little, around 5 or 6. We lived next door to a Mrs Cliff. Hoping to find anyone who knows them or my mother - her last name was Sheldon.
I am interested in genealogy; The Ferguson's were in Chester le Street from the early 1800s. William F. born 1853 was blacksmith at Lumley Castle and married Margaret Tate, their children were; John (Jack), Florence Violet and Henry Levesque. William F (senior) was a market gardener who supplied vegetables to the Castle; he had a daughter Mary who I have never been able to trace. I am also ...see more
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